Good beach fishing combo

[sidesaddle]

hi Thinking of taking up beach fishing in the winter as a way of keeping my fishing going can anyone suggest a good rod/reel combo, alreday have a bass outfit but want something that can bang out a good distance (with a bit of practice!!)

 

[STEVO]

welcome to the board sidesaddle I think if your on a budget the r/t accelerator coupled with either a slosh 20/30 would be a good buy if you have a little extra cash I would go for a 14ft century kompressor wr300 (£250 in ID fishing)and maybe a penn 525 super mag

[Edited on 25/10/2005 by fishfinder]

 

[MikeR]

What sort of ground are you going to be fishing? Rough ground, Mixed ground, clean ground or do you want an outfit that will cover all 3?

 

[sidesaddle]

cheers guys.

the ground I would be covering would be mixed and rough to start with (I\'m up on the East Lothian coast / Berwick coast.

 

[MikeR]

For rough ground I would suggest the Century Kompressor WR300 (mines the 13ft and I love it) and either a 535gs or a slosh 30. At the end of the day lots of people will give you different advice on the rod based on their preferences (as I have), but most will agree on the choice of reel.

Best bet is to try and get your hands on a few of the rods if you can and give them a cast.

 

[uggy26]

I always thought the WR300 was 13\'3\" standard! Well, you learn something new.....

 

[jonny_mc]

i would go for the slosh20 or 30 along with a RT (13ft 6\') or apollo (14ft)

 

[peter.m]

For what it\'s worth the WR300 feels a lovely rod but very stiff (never used one). A bit like the old Apollo which I love for the rough stuff but I prefer something a bit more forgiving for a bit more general use. For this I use Conoflex Nemesis Plus SLR. It\'s suitable for the rougher ground but doesn\'t feel overpowering with lighter work.