Rod and Reel for Offshore fishing

[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by MathGeek

http://www.tackledirect.com/shakespe...sting-rod.html

I'm a big fan of the Ugly Stick Big Water Casting rods in 6 ft lengths. I have 6 of the above rods on my boat, and they are tough as nails and have the back bone to handle 50 lb power pro and fish up to 100 lbs if matched with a reel with sufficient line capacity. Still looking for the perfect reel, but I think my next set of reels will likely be the Diawa Saltist Line Counters.

That rods is rated for 3oz lure... I start snapper fishing with 3ozs I've had to go up to 8-10 before

Also wouldn't work very well for jigging IMO

I've learned offshore gear is at least double inshore in price for comparable quality so take that into consideration.