Looking for a new set up

[biggie1990]

I have been fishing s cheap Canadian Tire set up for a while now. By that i mean the 40 dollar rod and reel that you can get. I am looking to spend s little bit of money but my student budget right now is not very flexible. I have zero experience fishing a baitcaster but and kid of interested. For those of you know know Ken Whillians i fish there a lot or on the credit river. I am looking to catch LMB, Pike and trout. Any suggestions on what kind of reel, rod, and line i should be looking at. I have done a bunch of research and can't really decide. Just looking for some suggestions....

Thanks for your time

 

[usernamehere]

giving us a rough estimate of your budget will be helpful.

 

[Klik]

you can buy long rods that are made for baitcasters. lot of people in BC and on big rivers use inline reels instead of spinning. it actually works similar to float reel. buy an ugly stick salmon steelhead casting rod, and with the remainder buy a reel.

 

[IR4Jflyfishing]

Yeah as the above posters said budget is a big deal. If you are looking for an all around rod something with a medium action is probably where you want to stay. But that is the most difficult thing to decide on for these three species. I would try and go for something in the 7-8 foot range maybe a st croix premier/avid again deedant on budget. I would suggest a baitcaster for an all species setup but you cant skimp out on them. Like a centerpin quality makes a huge difference. In my experience something around the 100$ range is generally perfect ( I own 3 shimano caenans love them ).

 

[OCDComputing]

Ugly stick...awesome rods...I picked up a 8-1/2 foot ugly stick and a nice Diawa bait caster for less than $200...spooled up with 30lb braid for river fishing...great rig

Edit" I've got a 5'10" ugly stick that I was using in the river with a Pfluger spinning reel...and it worked great...just wanted a bit more ummmphf for going after Carp

 

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baitcasters can be infuriating, and you can go through a ton of line very quickly as a beginner, if you don't want to spend half your time untangling birds nests and over runs, i'd suggest going with a spinning reel, for rod, go with a 9ft med-light or even light, personally i use a 9'6" light action rod for my pier salmon setup

 

[AnglerAnonymous]

once you pick up and become effective with a baitcaster youll never look back, like most people I started with a spinning rod. Now I own 3 x the baitcasters than I do spinning combos

 

[JeffSimms]

I'd have to agree with AnglerAnonymous. I picked up my first baitcaster this summer and couldn't put it down haha. As far as them being headaches, it's the same with many new things, research can really help you ease into it. Just go watch videos on YouTube about the different casting methods, how to avoid backlashes, and how to fix them as well. Honestly once you get the hang of it, I find it just as easy as spinning reels.