Ok, I'm just getting into this salt water fly fishing thing. But can we talk fly reel capacity and backing a little? Just basic stuff.

Close by, there are some good places to wade fish and catch early season stripers on an 8-weight. I understand it's sort of like wet-fly fishing -- except that you do it with an intermediate sink line and clousers or deceivers. Maybe you'd also like to toss poppers in marshy areas with a floating line from your kayak when that time rolls around. Using that same 8-weight, of course.

What kind of backing and capacity would you want on your reel?

Maybe it would help to know that you're speaking to a trout fisherman who never sees his backing otherwise -- so just basic info.

Thanks!