First Surf Rod

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Re: First Surf Rod

Posted by: Tom Kirkman (Moderator)

Date: October 15, 2020 08:47PM

No single rod will do everything. So you need to sort of dial in on what you want to do in the surf. Plug casting? Bait fishing? Given that you are a rod builder, novice or otherwise, you might consider building two rods - maybe a 9 footer for casting plugs in the 1 to 3 ounce range and another slightly heavier rod, say a 10 to 11 footer for throwing sinker and bait. Something that might accommodate around 3 to 6 ounces. Now this won't be ideal everywhere, but it might get you into a couple rods that at least would have you covered in a pretty wide variety of situations.

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