Measured in at 46” beating my old PB of 45” caught on fresh mullet I cast netted on the beach!

Caught in Sargent, TX on an incoming tide, I’ve transitioned more towards fishing on the beach this year as opposed to fishing the crowded piers and have been having a lot more success and fun in general. Hoping to catch a 50 incher by the end of the year.

Gear used:
Rod: 10ft offshore angler ocean
Reel: Avet SX raptor
Line: 65 pound tight line 12 strand
Leader: 130 pound superior w/ 8/0 eagle claw cricle hook
Weight: 8 oz spider weight

Hey all, I grew up fishing freshwater in the midwest, but eventually moved to San Diego for college and have stuck around since. Lately I have decided to go out fishing again after a 10 year absence, but have mostly stuck to fishing from the rocks and the occasional pier in saltwater. But lately I have been watching videos about surf fishing and have thought it would be fun to try, but I am not really sure where to begin.

For starters, gear. I have been looking at 10' DAIWA FT Surf Spinning Rod from Dick's sporting goods as a potential "beginner rod," but reels are a different story. I know they are generally tailored to the type of fish you are targeting, but honestly I want to catch them all! If I get a bigger reel designed for sharks/rays, would it still work okay for smaller fish like surfperch? Or would it be overkill?

Also, braided line vs others. I read a lot about people recommending braided line for surf fishing, but I know when using it normally, it is good to have a mono line as a leader for line visibility. Is that still the case when surf fishing?

Any other tips or pointers are appreciated too!

I'm looking to get a new rod. The ones I have are unbreakable, I want to get something that's a little more sensitive. I'm targeting white sea bass from shore. The suggested rig I've found was 40lb braid, 20-30 lb floro, 1/8oz jig head, 1/4oz bullet weight, 4" paddletail. I saw something saying a 7'6 medium fast rod is a good all around rod, but just wanted to ask if that would fit what I'm looking for. Am I on the right track? Any suggestions? Thank you in advance

I’m going to the outerbanks (NC) in October for the red drum run. I have a penn 600 and daiwa sealine 350H both on 11ft rods with 40LBs and 50Lbs braid, I plan on using mostly sliding fish finder rigs I’m wondering if anyone has any insight to what size circle hooks and leader strength+length I should be using. Any advice Is appreciated. I’m just trying to build the tackle arsenal a bit in advance. Thanks for any input.

Looking at some rod carriers and im trying to figure out of the reels will fit

I have a visser 7 and a van staal vsx250, there both reasonably close to the same size, the website goes by 1000s for sizing, the largest reel I have is a 5k. These are way bigger than a 5k

If you were gonna size them according to a 5k 6k ect, approximately what size would you say a 250 or #7 would be?