>>1076594Also, it's really hard to beat old Penn Z reels for surf fishing. Get a 710z for a 9' rod, 704z for a 10' and 706z for 11'. They're durable as hell and super easy to maintain. If you drop it in the sand, you can fully take it apart on a towel in under 15 minutes with nothing but a penny and fishing pliers. most of them come with good HT-100 drag washers but some have leather ones, replace the drag if you get one of those.
