>>807089>spinners for saltthese are the bread & butter
>>807084Bottom line is you need to see what is in your area, whether they top or bottom feed.
Bottom will more likely be bait targets, top will be swimmers (soft & hard), poppers, kastmaster type (pic related)
For ocean hook size is huge. too big and nothing, too small and nothing
Too big, not your target fish, too small, not your target fish.
If you insist on buying a new combo, do a battle II 5k on an 8 ft rod.$100-125