Hi,
Next week I'm starting a 3 to 4 weeks road trip from Melbourne to Byron Bay along the coast, so for the last couple of weeks I have been reading quite a lot about fishing as I think during this trip I will be out fishing a good amount of hours. I have been out fishing quite a few times but without really knowing what I was doing, just for the fun of throwing a lure and getting a fish (catch & release) with my $50 rod & reel combo ☺️
As I love the outdoors and I spend a good amount of time camping and close to the ocean, I have decided to try a bit harder and why not, hopefully get something tasty for dinner. I will be manly fishing from the rocks with lures and to start with, I don't really have much of a preference for my catch; maybe snapper, bonito, king, salmon, yellowfin tuna?
I understand the target will help me decide what rod and reel I should go for but at this stage I would try to make it as 'generic' as possible.
So after looking around, there are some rods that I believe would be good for a beginner:
PENN PREVAIL SURF 9FT 8-12KG 2PC
PENN PREVAIL SURF 10FT 10-15KG 2PC
Abu Garcia Veritas 3.0 Spinning Rod VRT3-SF 1002H 10-15KG
Abu Garcia Veritas 3.0 Spinning Rod VRT3-S 922H 6-10KG
And for the reel I was looking at the Penn Spinfisher V:
SSV4500
SSV5500
If you guys reckon there are any better combos (at the same price or cheaper ) I would love to hear about it.
On the other hand, I was thinking of a 20lb braid line and a 30lb mono leader. Does that make sense?
I just figured out reading and reading that same as any sport, fishing has got sooooo many options depending on the fishing style, what you target, techniques, fresh or salt water, location... so interesting! Oh, and you can spend as much money as you want hehehe
Thank you all!