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If on a budget I would go with a okuma sst 13'10" rod and a daiwa sealine reel and 30# mono, should be able to get that for less than $250, make sure reel will hold 225 yards or more of line. If you want to go more expensive route you can get a lamiglas rod. Also check craigslist seen a lot of used lamiglas rods on there. You want a rod heavy enough to cast 10 oz of lead and bait. Pointers would be mainly to learn how to cast far without backlashing, sandshrimp and rollmop are a good starting point for bait, crappie are also used by many people. I mainly fish the Willamette anymore and don't fish the Columbia very often, popular spots are Bradford Island and Tanner Creek up at Bonneville Dam. Oversize fishing off of the bank is difficult, no boat to chase them down in. You might also want to check out some local pawn shops they might have some gear. Bring plenty of sinkers you will need them, if you are planning on fishing a lot would be a good Idea to buy a melting pot and some molds and make your own. You can find sinkers on craigslist for cheaper than you can buy from a sporting goods store, hope this helps out and good luck.
No I wouldn't suggest the Penn over the daiwa sealine. The sealine is a great reel. The Penn does do the job for me. I suggest scouting the places you think you would fish and see what others are using to get to the fish, then gear up accordingly. Off the dock in St. Helens, I've seen people use boat rods and were able to get to the fish. I fished with a guy last weekend for Salmon. He had 2 of the okuma sst's. One 12' and a 13'. I didn't know much about Okuma, but think I may have to pick one up in the future.
Oh 30# mono is 30 pound test monofilament. That's your main fishing line on your reel.
I fish primarily from the bank, and I use the lamiglas SB1665f. I have 2 of these that are custom wrapped. 13'8. Great all around rod for sturgeon bank fishing and salmon plunking if you ever want to do that. Both have sealine reels on them. I would recommend a sealine x40sha or x50sha and 30lb mono, however, I do run a x30sha on one of mine with 25lb mono, which allows me to cast a little farther. I have caught a lot of oversize on these rods and reels as well.Thanks a lot for the response.
Sorry I'm a noob, what is 30# mono? Also could you be a little more specific on a type of Lamiglas rod, I found a multiple different rods with a wide price variation between them. I don't know exactly what kind I'd need for bank sturgeon fishing.
Also is this the specific reel, you are talking about?
http://www.google.com/products/cata...a=X&ei=5tHzT5K_FMjCrQHG5KDmAw&ved=0CFwQ8wIwAA
Also what would be the actual performance difference between the akuma sst and the more expensive Lamiglas?
Thanks again.
Thanks for all the info, these are all questions i had as well but never got around to posting. From my research i have found the everyone pretty much recomends the Diawa Sealine. Why is that rather than the penns?
I fish primarily from the bank, and I use the lamiglas SB1665f. I have 2 of these that are custom wrapped. 13'8. Great all around rod for sturgeon bank fishing and salmon plunking if you ever want to do that. Both have sealine reels on them. I would recommend a sealine x40sha or x50sha and 30lb mono, however, I do run a x30sha on one of mine with 25lb mono, which allows me to cast a little farther. I have caught a lot of oversize on these rods and reels as well.
Hi where would I buy a lamiglas SB1665F, I typed it in to look at it and see price range, but I didn't see any place that sells it.
what about a reel like a shimano cardiff 400, would that compare to the Sealine? I guess the shimano only holds about 150 yds of 30lb mono....
Im sure someone will give ya a response ctownballer03, but just in case. Lamiglass has a factory store in Woodland Washington. 1400 Atlantic Ave.
Woodland Wa. 98674 Probably save a few bucks buying direct from them.
Hey ctownballer03, unless money is no object, you may want to start out with a good rod rather than the most expensive rod for a new type of fishing . Something like an Okuma SST Sturgeon rod (SST-13102XH) or an Ugly stik will certainly serve you well at 1/4 to 1/3 the cost of the Lamiglas. You can find the SST for about $95 normal price and sometimes on sale and I think Ugly stiks are a bit less. Later, if you really feel the need to own a fancier rod (not even necessarily better) you can upgrade to a more expensive rod. Just some advice from someone who owns rods from Lamiglas (low end), Okuma, Berkley, Browning, Zebco, Fenwick, Pflueger, Shakespeare, Shimano, etc.