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Fishnbuck;n599882 said:I love my Okuma Celilo 8'6" M action casting rod. It's rated 8-17 lbs line, and 1/4-5/8 oz lure weight. I bobber 'n' jig, toss spinners and spoons, and even use it bait fishing for trout at Hagg and Detroit. I find it to be a great all around rod at a reasonable price. Depending upon what I am chasing/throwing, I match it with either an inexpensive low profile reel (bass style), or a Shimano Cardiff 401 round reel, both spooled with braid and flouro-clear bumpers.
rippin fish lips;n600001 said:Go to bi-mart and grab yourself a Shimano Sienna 4000 series reel. TBH it's the best reel out there for the price and their newer version of it looks even better and cleaner. I use it for everything I fish for and I fish steelhead a lot and have had quite a few successful salmon seasons on it in the salt water. It's only $30 too. Honestly can't beet that price for a reel that can handle several years of abuse. Rod, if your float fishing, id think more of a 9-9 1/2 would suit out NW streams a bit more 10'6" being max! Chances of getting a $30 reel that will set you up for your first years of getting into it fr xmas will be higher then a 60+ reel. Def consider berkely and you can keep your set up around $100 and it will get you started just fine with salmon and steelhead
pinstriper;n600040 said:The thing to do is go to Fisherman's and say "give me one of each", then worry about what to do with them and how to pay for them, later.
Remember all those tools in you garage ? You didn't buy them one at a time when you realized you needed them. You bought a set and added, too. A 11' salmon float rod is no different than the 14mm 12 sided deep socket you got in the set and didn't use for 3 years. A 10' heavy trolling rod is like the 3/8 to 1/2 drive adapter. And so on.