Trolling Tuna Rod

What is a good setup for salt water fishing?

My friend has a new grady white so we can finally leave the intercoastal waterways of North Carolina and venture out into open water of the outer banks and such. We want to be able to do everything and anything we want from trolling for tuna or blue fish to whatever the hell else you can do. I am from the north east where i go fishing on lakes frozen and not for everything, but i know nearly nothing about fishing hardware for salt water. can anyone suggest a good quality rod/reel set up for what we want to do?
i'm assuming that i will be running the gamut from inshore weakfish and blues, to more offshore dolphin/tuna and occasional spanish. that seems to be a pretty wide spread. i'd like to keep it simple as i don't really know what i'm doing....yet.

Incurrigable is totally accurate and has many good points , although, in my opinion, trolling for Kings, Dolphin, Wahoo, Etc does NOT require 80LB line. In fact, many King-fishermen in J-ville, Fla use 25-30LB (and as low as 20LB) line and get more hook-ups and bigger catches. Go to http://www.floridasportsman.com and ask Q's in the Forum section and they will cover you up with good info, (Heck, they might trade you a trip!)

Here's some ideas on Reels and Rods :

Technically, what you want will be 2 (or even 3) different "sized" outfit's with 2 very different lines and size reels.

You should have (at least) 2 "lighter tackle" outfit's for Trolling lighter lines for Blues, Spanish, Etc and 2 heavy duty outfit's for Dolphin, Kings, Etc. (And if I were you I'd have a couple outfit's dedicated to bottom fishing.) You could have MANY more outfit's but starting out with 4 GOOD ones is better than having 6 cr@ppie ones.

Here's a good tip: Spend more on your reels than your rods. Why? When you are offshore there are very little "obstructions" and any reel's drag will generally get a hard "work-out" every time you catch a fish. That's why it's important to have the finest reel you can possibly afford VS a $250 rod.

MANY fishermen use Ugly Stik boat Rods that cost $60-$80. They are inexpensive and tough as nails. I suggest you do the same. Go Ugly Stik for your rods. A good idea is to buy ALL your equipment from a local Mom & Pop store, (and keep ALL your receipts). It might cost you a couple dollars more to purchase, (or order) your outfit's from a local dealer but in the LONG RUN it will benefit you greatly.

Here is a list of reel options that have excellent reputations:

Light Tackle Offshore Spinning-

1. Fin-Nor Offshore Reel model OFS 65- http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_89192_151001002_151000000_151001000_151-1-2

Although this reel is a bit heavy, it is one of the few spinning reels that have the capacity to take BIG fish AND smaller fish with ease. In my opinion, if I was outfitting a new boat with reels and rods for Offshore fishing THIS REEL would be my #1 pick for a light-heavy weight spinning reel.

2. Penn Slammer model 560- http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_96639_151001002_151000000_151001000_151-1-2?ordProd=Y&CMID=BOTTOM_selectitems#itemDetail

Other than the old Penn SSm the Slammer is superb, (but doesn't have the drag ability of the Offshore Fin-Nor).

3. Shimano Baitrunner model BTR 6500B- http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_38725_151001002_151000000_151001000_151-1-2?ordProd=Y&CMID=BOTTOM_selectitems#itemDetail

Baitrunner= old reliable. And the Baitrunner feature is awesome when drifting live baits.

For general Trolling here are some conventional reels that work great and are inexpensive:

1. http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_2228_151001003_151000000_151001000_151-1-3

2. http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_17515_151001003_151000000_151001000_151-1-3

The Triton is awesome for most anything.

Hope this gives you some good ideas on what to purchase.

Just remember! Great reel mediocre rod, NOT great Rod mediocre reel! If you don't trust my advice make sure to read the reviews about the above reels (and Ugly Stik Rods) at Bass Pro.

Bottom line- Get 2 OFS 65's, 2 Shimano Baitrunners, and 2 Tritons (and Ugly Stik Boatrods for each) and you'd have one HECK of a start towards offshore fishing! (If 6 outfit's are too expensive go with OFS 65's and the Tritons.)

Good luck! And good fishing!

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