boat rod and reel advice needed

[BigAl1285]

hello one and all, im looking to book up to go fishing and im wondering what rod and reels i should be looking at, pref on sarah jfk or the warlord so proberbly a mixture of wreck and rough ground fishing .
atm i own a slosh 30 and an older daiwa 175 ? think thats right, just im not sure if these reels will cut it. also the rods iv been looking at all look a lil flimsey. im wanting something capable of getting good size fish but not at the expence of the fight.
any help would be excellent thanks.

[The Jester]

Hi Al, Your Slosh 30 will cope easily with the size of fish on our coast, i have been using a Shimano Triton Speedmaster for 3 years now with no problems.
As for the rod, look for a 15 - 20lb class Ugly Stik, or Kenzaki, rather than a 30/50lb poker. These rods have plenty tip action but stiffer at the butt, try looking for a second hand one, to save cash.
There are quite a few posts on here similar to this one, try the search facility for Boat Rods and Reels, good luck...

[Hadji Kareem]

This is my second season getting out on the boats, last year I bought a Shakespeare 2in1 boat rod from Lathams 30/50lb and have to agree its like a poker. I was then given the same rod but a 20/30lb. Spot on. Only three weeks for my next trip. I missed the clubs last trip earleir this month. A bumper 240 Cod caught out of Craster, damn those night shifts.

[lingking]

slosh spot on look for a decent make rod some where between 15 to 30lb class,some 50lb braid and your sorted

[Mad as a fish]

I used braid for the first time on Saturday its the best you can feel the bottom and all the bites, dont try to pull it out of a snag with bare hands it cuts like a knife though butter i was told.
I use a Shimano TLD20 reel and a Fladen Maxximus solid carbon 20 60 lb rod,works for me.

[pop39]

richard (fluffchucker) is selling a couple of decent ones on here mate