Originally Posted by
Stump
Give it a crack with the TLD 15 see if you like it, I used my TLD30 when I first started, quickly got the bug and went to a specific setup.
I've got budget setup with a Jig king 450gm rod & Fin Nor LT100 spinning reel, 50lb braid & 80lb leader, complete setup was around $550.
Put a extra meter of leader on as you'll need to snip a bit off & retie after a tough fish or cuda.
Can jig reasonably deep with that setup, only thing I've had to do was replace the bail arm bearing from a salt water dunk in the salt on a 3 day charter.
Tight lines, summer is upon us!