Hello everyone i am new to this form and i am looking into by a rod and reel (i was looking at the penn battle and the penn fierce) but i am well open to any of your advice . Also i am will mainly be using the rod and reel combo for saltwater fishing my target fish will be sand bass, calico bass,lingcod,rockfish as well as flatfish. So thank you kindly for your time .

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Then repost your query in the Fishing, Rods, Reels and Line section.

 

There are saltwater specific rods and reels you need to consider.

 

Also find a reel repair and service individual to remove the sand from the reel to keep it in good working order after a few uses.

First thing I would do is to get local knowledge.  Secondly how do plan on using the equipment, beach, pier, jettie or boat.  I'd personally probably be using a different set up for each venue, not that a one do it all can't be used.

Fishing saltwater daily I see a lot of Penns down here in Florida, probably the most used reel I can think of it.  The Fierce is a nice entry level saltwater reel, the Battle is a really nice reel a step up for sure, both of those series come in a wide variety of sizes.  Bear in mind that these are not light reels, given the popularity of them weight does not seem to be an issue with the saltwater set.  I can't comment on the new Conflict as I haven't seen one yet.  It's hard to go wrong with a Penn reel.