Rd & Reel Suggestions

[Amos & Buster]

Looking for some suggestions for rod / reel setups for a first timer. Have fished the surf with my 9' salmon spinning rod setup with 14lb. test. Looking to upgrade without a huge investment. Thinking about
Cabela's Salt Striker™ Cork Tape Handle Spinning Surf Rods Item:IK-122623, any thoughts. Also, I have an old Penn Spinning reel (not sure of model#) to match it up with, but other reel suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.

[sprtsracer]

Depends on what kind of budget you have, where you are fishing (surf, pier, intercoastal?) and what you are fishing for. If you can take a pic of the Penn reel, I'm sure that either I or someone else on here can identify it for you. Is it Black or Green? (or some other color?)

[Amos & Buster]

I actually lent the reel to a friend of mine who was heading to Cape May for stripers, otherwise I could find out what model it is. It's a large (7" or 8"), black metal, open face spinning reel with I believe a gold spool. It's very heavy and holds a significant amount of 20 lb test line. I got it for muskie fishing but it's way to heavy to heave plugs all day. It was given to me by another friend's father who I believe use to work at a Penn reel factory in Hegins,Pa. I need a good starter setup for fishing the surf in Assateague a couple times a year and Ocracoke. I'm leaning towards a Penn Captiva CV2 Combo 9CV80102H PEN-0789 CV28000 275yds/20lb CV2102H 10'0'' 15-30lb.

[ledweightII]

I'm seriously looking at the phfluger presidential combe at BPS. normally 160 and is 80 on sale. who am i kiddin'..

[sprtsracer]

Even though they have supposedly been "Improved", I would stay away from the Captiva. Take a look at the Daiwa BG (Black Gold), Cabela's "Salt Striker "Metal" (Same as Pfleuger "Metalist" only less money) or, check the Marketplace on here. I know ooeric listed his Abu 807i and 806i on there, and I can tell you for a fact that it's a great reel. ledweightII's suggestion above also sounds like a darn good deal.