Need some surf gear.

[bikini bottom]

I want to try surf fishing. I have a millions boat rods. All 6'to 7'. Spinning reels and conventional. I want to know of a good rod to buy paired with a good reel. Price limit of around 350.00 for both max. If you know of some good plugs, bombers etc.
I'm targeting blues, stripers, king fish etc.
Thanks. 

[Scott G.]

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[Tacklebox Joe]

Welcome aboard

If you are a beginner to surf fishing it is strongly recommend that you stay away from conventional tackle. spinning tackle should be used with a rod at least 8' in length. 9' being the ideal rod. Look for a rod in medium action with a lure weight rating 3/4 oz to 2 1/2 oz

This is what I got which all are under $400

9' St Croix Mojo paired with a Shimano Sphereos
8' Tsunami Airwave paired with a Diawa Coastal
9' Tica Dolphin Surf paired with a penn 704z

Plugs: The basic surf bag should have at least these - a bucktail, danny style surface swimmer, a needle fish or a "stubby" style needle fish, Bomber Long A swimmers in both 5" & 7", a spoon style lure i.e. kastmaster and don't forget a popper. I'm not a big fan of poppers but they will produce at certain times of year.

At first, Stay with the proven colors of Black, Blue, White, Yellow and Chartreuse. You may need to change your color selcetion in order to entice a bite. Experiment and find what the fish are willing to eat. Hope this helped. Good Luck.

[Noworries2009]

I agree with all of TBJ suggestions . To add to that I might add that if you plan to bait fish with clam or bunker you might want 2 rods ,One bait and 1 lighter one for lures. A good bait rod can fish 4-8 oz of lead plus the bait. I have a couple of Ticas. The 10'(black) for spinning is pretty reasonable and does the job for me. I also have an 11' conventional which can throw more than 8oz plus a bunker head also Tica (black). It won't be long now