Been slinging 2 or 3 ounce weight on 7 footers for 3 decades. Never ever have i broken a rod. Snapped lines because of the bail flipping midflight but never a rod

Freshwater to saltwater isn't really a big transformation,, all fish relate to structure. Yes the structure in saltwater is a little different. But the fundamentals are still the same. What do you look for in bass fishing? Drop-offs, channels, current flows, and oddities,,, right? So consider a slough, or trough, in the surf to be the equivalent of a channel. The backside (area closet to the shore) is your drop-off equivalent, a cut in between sandbars creates another channel where water comes in and out, (current),, both sides of the cut on both the inside and outside of the sandbars are good places, much like a stream coming into a pond or lake. Then of course you have docks, piers, reefs, shoals, etc. that are your oddities. So basically just think of the ocean as a big lake. But a common mistake made is that a lot of anglers have the mindset of "big water, big equipment",, not so! I bass fished for 17 years in Florida,, now I'm using those same rods for fishing surf, pier, and sound. Where many anglers will wade out to their knees or waist to make a cast way out,, I fish where they're standing to cast! Yes, there are a few places that very long casts are required,, but on the east coast there's only 4 or 5 of those places!

And to add to NCOutdoors: You can use a lot of freshwater tackle, fishing in saltwater. Just as long as you clean it very good after each trip. Saltwater is brutal on tackle, if not cleaned well. I have seen many "saltwater lures" start to rust, if not cleaned right!

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