lots of good advice here. listening to you guys truly brings back yrs of fly fishing memories for me. Use to have great gear when I was living in AK. last sold my 9wt gloomis salt water rod. nautikos fast action and what a beauty and piece of work it is or was. Im hoping to get into another boat if I sell my Jeep and if so, and I find a job, i'm gonna really look forward to getting an outfit again. I remember fishing for stripers, stripping in line very fast and wham! they are beasts. That was from a big dam not in the salt. Did it a few times in CA's delta before I had my boat. You get urself a boat and a spare spool on a 9 or 10 weighted reel and then rig one up with LC13. lead core and you'll be set. Ya have to be a good caster to muscle that stuff out there or you could find your fly hook in the back of your head. Also, you have a good chance at busting up your hooks on a back cast and u don't want that if ur not careful. save up get that 9 or 10wt.
you can also try casting at the beaches for surf perch. Them are very good eating.
that stuff sinks great, saves time and really the best way to go for many apps. Coastal kings, silvers, from a boat..hang on!