Last I took my nephew on a party boat night chummin gfor blues out of Barnegatn NJ for his birthday. While I have plenty of saltwater gear of my own, we went with $5 boat gear. My spinning reel had a piece of oak wood fashioned to the handle for a knob, and everything was covered with rust. The rod was missing the next ot last eye and 2 of the existing eyes were taped on and shelaced over. A real piece of work

My point though is this....by the time the night was over, we were exhausted....had a boat-load of blues for a BBQ....and I had "mastered that piece of &^%P rod and reel to the point that I didn't feel the least bit handicapped.



Are you fishing? Are you catching fish? The rest is all vanity when it really comes down to it.