I plan on fishing from the beach (Gulf side) for Snook and anything else that might bite. I will be using a Calcutta 100 with 10# or 12# Yo-Zuri Hybrid with a flourocarbon leader. I have a little more than a 100 yards of line with the 10 and 12# lines. The rod is Loomis MBR 783C. That is a 6"6" MH-F rod. I can throw a Super Fluke pretty good with this set-up. I am set on using casting gear and I don't want to use braid. My other rod option is a Loomis MBR844C. This is a 7' H-F. I have thought about getting a Calcutta 200 if my 100 isn't up for the job. I do want to use soft jerkbaits but I don't know if I will be very successful casting a little 5/16oz Super Fluke with the Heavy Action rod. Maybe a different artificial bait? I can throw the Magnum Super Fluke with the Heavy Action rod with no problem. Would Snook hit such a big bait?

snook will hit big baits or small baits or anything really lol...your setup should be ok unless you are fishing around lots of areas to break off in that case youll need a rod that can pull them away from those places but 100 or so yards of line should be ok

 

also the snook on the gulf side tend to run a bit smaller than the east side so your chances of catching 30+ lbers are a bit less than if you were on the east coast

snook will hit big baits or small baits or anything really lol...your setup should be ok unless you are fishing around lots of areas to break off in that case youll need a rod that can pull them away from those places but 100 or so yards of line should be ok

 

also the snook on the gulf side tend to run a bit smaller than the east side so your chances of catching 30+ lbers are a bit less than if you were on the east coast

Thanks for the info. I will go with your advice and use the 100 and the MH.rod, and if that doesn't work out, then I have an excuse to buy another reel. LOL Thanks again! 

haha any excuse to buy a new reel is a good excuse  oh just make sure you use like a 20-40lb leader cause their gill plates are extremely sharp

haha any excuse to buy a new reel is a good excuse  oh just make sure you use like a 20-40lb leader cause their gill plates are extremely sharp

I was planning on using a 30# leader. Thanks again!

You should PM SirSnookAlot, he will lead you in the right direction. He is our Resident beach saltwater angler. His tag name says it all.

You should PM SirSnookAlot, he will lead you in the right direction. He is our Resident beach saltwater angler. His tag name says it all.

I actually made a post yesterday but deleted it, I was having trouble being tactful regarding the gear.  As derekxec said it's ok and his advice is pretty solid.  One of the reasons I have a number of inshore setups is because I fish for snook (other species too) in a number of different places where I favor I set up over another. This time of year it's the beach almost every morning, the important thing about snook fishing is just understanding them in relationship to the tide and weather.  Snook fishing is like any other kind of fishing, it's 50/50, either you catch them or you don't.

At least on the Atlantic side your going to see 99 spinning reels vs 1 b/c, just the way it is, but use what you have for a few outings.  From the beach you don't really need a heavy rod, I prefer a 7'6 med, one of my good buddies uses a 7' 6-12 rod which IMO is a ml and catches many a 20 pounder, but he's 25 years younger than me, lol.  I would be using smaller baits, jerk shads on 1/4 oz. head, 1/4-1/2 oz. feathers and spoons, I would stay away from hard jerkbaits if the water is low as it will scrap the bottom, snook are caught in the trough.  I find 15# braid to work well for me with a 30# leader, your knot is very critical.  Catching fish from the beach is very difficult to explain how much harder fish fight, they're almost immovable in the trough and you just may hook something more formidable like a jack that you may have run after a few hundred yards.  Pretty hard to beat catching a great fish off the beach.

I actually made a post yesterday but deleted it, I was having trouble being tactful regarding the gear.  As derekxec said it's ok and his advice is pretty solid.  One of the reasons I have a number of inshore setups is because I fish for snook (other species too) in a number of different places where I favor I set up over another. This time of year it's the beach almost every morning, the important thing about snook fishing is just understanding them in relationship to the tide and weather.  Snook fishing is like any other kind of fishing, it's 50/50, either you catch them or you don't.

At least on the Atlantic side your going to see 99 spinning reels vs 1 b/c, just the way it is, but use what you have for a few outings.  From the beach you don't really need a heavy rod, I prefer a 7'6 med, one of my good buddies uses a 7' 6-12 rod which IMO is a ml and catches many a 20 pounder, but he's 25 years younger than me, lol.  I would be using smaller baits, jerk shads on 1/4 oz. head, 1/4-1/2 oz. feathers and spoons, I would stay away from hard jerkbaits if the water is low as it will scrap the bottom, snook are caught in the trough.  I find 15# braid to work well for me with a 30# leader, your knot is very critical.  Catching fish from the beach is very difficult to explain how much harder fish fight, they're almost immovable in the trough and you just may hook something more formidable like a jack that you may have run after a few hundred yards.  Pretty hard to beat catching a great fish off the beach.

Snook, I know that you are a spinning guy. In fact, it's the same way here on the West Central Coast. I will look like an oddball with a baitcaster. I kinda like it that way. I've got my pretty little Calcutta and the other guys have junk that they picked up at WalMart! LOL. I think it was a few years back that Shimano came out with some very nice inshore rods with split cork grips. They were all spinning models, no casting models. The reason was because virtually no one in the Southeast uses baitcasters. If the casting gear doesn't work on the beach, I do have a pretty heavy duty rod made by Star Rods that I can use. It's a 7.5 footer. I also have a 7 footer that is not as stout. Thanks for the help!

I would use a med or mh rod, don't need a heavy from the beach.