Welcome to the site! Stick around, and in the spring when the stripers/blues come, your sure to catch some with all the information floating around here. The combination of that + all of our very friendly members and their knowledge is just amazing.
As far as the freshwater setup and fluke, all I know is you don't really want a stiff pole for fluke, but some freshwater reels have open, or near open bearings, and the salt water/spray can do some serious damage if not cleaned properly/ignored.
I wish I knew more, but I'm sure there are plenty of others on the site that can touch on this subject with great detail.
Once again, welcome to the site, and I look forward to your posts.