Whats A Decent Salmon Rod?

[Brewman 1,192]

Evening folks,

 

As per the title I am trying to find out about decent rods that could double as a trout rod as well.

I am new to fishing but have a salmon river nearby and have been meaning to take it up for a few years now.

The river is wide in some places so this may influence the length.

 

Thanks in advance.

[revij22 113]

i use a greys 9ft 6 7#8 for everything mate served me well

[wilbur foxhound 480]

are you talking about a fly or spinning rod,wf

[Brewman 1,192]

A spinning rod, I have seen some ugly sticks but it was a fella selling it so no surprise he said it was all I would need.

What reel would be a good one?

Cheers

[revij22 113]

ugly sticks are good all round spinning rod ,ive got a 8ft which i use on the rivers and 10ft for use from the coast .AS for reels shimano are good go for something with 5 bearings mate and i prefer front drag

[Dazzam 239]

I use a 7ft Wilderness XT with a Shimano Aernos 2500 for spinning for trout on my local reservoirs and an 8ft Wilderness XT with a Shimano Aernos 4000 if i'm going spinning for salmon but i have a few mates who just use a decent 8ft rod for both reservoirs and rivers whether spinning or bait fishing.

[bunny tickler 876]

daiwa whisker for the salmon with a shimano baitrunner 6000 that handle anything you hook

[AirgunGuy 362]

Something around 9ft with a casting weight of 15g to 40g would be fine. Would hold a decent fish no problem. Might be a wee bit overkill on brownies though. I definitely wouldnt go too light. Would much rather have the backbone for a decent fish. You dont want to be hookin a 20lber on a twig ;-)

 

As for reels...shimano baitrunners are as good as they come ;+)

Edited March 12, 2013 by AirgunGuy

[lifelong cumbrian 1,826]

Daiwa whisker 8ft, try and pick the older model up from ebay, better than new model.

[youngbuck 1]

Shakespeare ugly stik

[gouldy257 79]

get a shimano 6000 or 8000 better with a 6000 as the 8000 a bit heavier but all in to good reels mate your chatting around 60 to pound so don't be surprised there dear lol

[THE DEMON 93]

yes a shakespear ugly stick ive a 10ft spinning rod orderd heading down to river drowes in april for a springer

[mighty celt 996]

you wont go far wrong with a uglystick and a decent shimano real

[Brewman 1,192]

Thanks for that its given all the info I need. The Drowes looks good for a few days away.

Only prob is my boiler bill came in and it made my eyes water so the rod has taken a back seat for a short while.

[sleepy_saluki 5]

whychood true spin SLA good rods sonic SK4 loads to pick from