>>1504944$600 should be good. Lets say we want to put $400 towards gear, that should be enough for 4-6 decent combos.
At least 2 of these combos should over lap.
>6-7 foot medium spinning rod with a 2500 or 3000 size reel, spooled with #20 braidThis will be a good general purpose bass rod, and handle fish of a wide size range nicely. Whiting, flounder, specks, ladyfish, snook, red drums, bass, snake heads, average catfish and carp. A penn fierce II combo should serve well for about $100
>mh low profile baitcasterA low profile baitcaster on a 7 foot rod with 30 or 40 pound test. Frogs, jigs, and slop are my first thought but it would also fill similar saltwater roles to your spinning rod. A penn squadron rod should do you well, and an abu garcia silver max will be a good first casting reel. Again, about $100
>5'6"-7' ultralight rodA Berkeley lighting rod trout should serve well, and for $20 you cant beat a daiwa sweepfire reel. The smallest you can find would be what you wantand 4 pound mono all you need. You could also run 10 lb braid but that's your call. This combo should come in under $60 and last a good while.
And now, im sure you will want something to chunk big baits in the ocean for sharks, rays, big snook, and anything else that swins by. This one is easy and cheap, i used it to catch pic related.
>daiwa beefstick, 10 foot spinning>daiwa sweepfire, biggest i could find>50 or 65 pound braidAgain, about $60
That arsenal will be a solid foundation.
Then buy enough of each line to fill each reel, a tackle bag, and tackle. I can get in to those, too, if you want.
