Hi guys, I'm going to get into black fishing this year and was wondering if you guys could recommend a good rod and reel set up, I need to know exact sizes of the rod and reel also. Please, nothing that's going to send me to the poor house. Thank you.

will you be fishing from a boat or from the jettys ?

Off a boat

Hi guys, I'm going to get into black fishing this year and was wondering if you guys could recommend a good rod and reel set up, I need to know exact sizes of the rod and reel also. Please, nothing that's going to send me to the poor house. Thank you.

The rod and reel are nothing compared to the cost of owning and operating a boat!!!

I like a glass rod for tog. 7'6". 30-40 lb rating. Calstar is my favorite. 40 -50lb braid and a high speed reel 6:1 ratio. I usually fish 60-100 ft depth with 8-12 oz.

 

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For boat I use a 7ft med-heavey rod with an avet mx reel 50lb powerpro with a 30lb fluorocarbon leader ,for wrecks buy lots of sinkers 6-12oz and tie your own rigs some trips you wont lose a single sinker others youll lose a lot ,  I once seen a guy on a party boat had a bucket of old spark plugs he used for sinkers .