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Have only fished a handful of times using borrowed gear. I'm looking for a decent general purpose fishing reel. I'll be fishing from shores, surf, river bank as i don't know anyone with a boat. Which reel/rod would you recommend? Not sure height matter for the rod but I'm 5'4". Would like to target catfish, bass, striped bass, maybe sturgeon. budget is ~200 reel ~200 rod, used gear is ok. I wanted to try baitcasting gear, but does it work well for surf fishing?

Thanks all for sharing your experience. I was thinking the along the line of dominant hand hold the rod for strength but wanted to get a confirmation. I've only gone fishing a few times and have used my buddy's spare spinning gear with right hand on rod and left hand reel. I felt i could throw further with left hand but didn't have the gear to try as my friend only have spinnies. I probably just need more practice throwing . I was under the impression that RH reel was made for right hander and vice versa, but i guess it's just mean you reel with your RH.

Hi all, I'm looking around for my first fishing reel/rod. As a left hander, is it better to get a left handed baitcaster or right handed one? is it better to have the dominant hand reeling or holding the rod? Thanks!

I've been reading the threads on the forum for the past few days so I wanted to come in and say hello. I'm brand new at fishing. I went to about 3 bankfishing trips with a friend of mine and I think I'm getting to like it. Bought my annual liscence but no rod or reels yet. Probably will get a set a some point once i know what i want/need. I'll be asking questions for sure, so thanks in advance for all the help! .