05-01-2013, 03:53 PM
Hello all,
I am not that new to fishing as I have gone plenty of times in my life, but am new to the purchasing of rods and reels. I was hoping someone could explain the difference between casting and spinning rods & reels.
I have been looking into purchasing a rod and reel for surf fishing in NJ. I come across some good models, but one I recently checked out at a local store was the Penn Prevail. I am a tall guy, so I was thinking about a 12 foot casting rod. Will I have trouble with this? From things I find online, it seems like spinning rods/reels make it easier for beginners, but if you feel comfortable and have fished before, casting rods/reels are the way to go for surf fishing.
Also, if anyone could provide a reel that would work in combination with this it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your time.
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I am not that new to fishing as I have gone plenty of times in my life, but am new to the purchasing of rods and reels. I was hoping someone could explain the difference between casting and spinning rods & reels.
I have been looking into purchasing a rod and reel for surf fishing in NJ. I come across some good models, but one I recently checked out at a local store was the Penn Prevail. I am a tall guy, so I was thinking about a 12 foot casting rod. Will I have trouble with this? From things I find online, it seems like spinning rods/reels make it easier for beginners, but if you feel comfortable and have fished before, casting rods/reels are the way to go for surf fishing.
Also, if anyone could provide a reel that would work in combination with this it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for your time.
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