Alright so I've been bass lake fishing and shore fishing for the past year now. Lovin it.

 

So far I'm running -

 

Shimano Convergance 1pc 7'2" / Shimano Sahara 4000FE - Swing bait, jerk bait

Shimano Clarus 2pc 7' / Diawa Legali - Swim bait, drop shot, jerk bait

Diawa Excelcior 1pc 7' / Some cheap $30 reel - drop shot, swim bait

Diawa Strike 2pc 7' / Strike combo reel - Drop shots

 

Now I'm looking to get a bigger rod and start messing with charter boats and hang with my buddies and catch some 5 to 7' sharks at our local shore spot.

 

So whats a good shark/big fish rod for around $80 and under $100?? I've seen some guys fish Okuma Avengers and some other cheaper rods but see a lot of horrible reviews.

 

So whats a good big fish stick? Also while your at it, kill 2 birds whats a decent big fish reel for it??Also semi affordable please.

A abu garcia 7000c3 on a uglystik tiger rod.reel will be about 130 new or used 70 to 80$.tiger light rod around 60$

Penn battle and a matching rod. BPS and many other stores have the combos already set up around $130. Strong reel that should handle sharks and other big fish and they hold a ton of line!

Penn battle and a matching rod. BPS and many other stores have the combos already set up around $130. Strong reel that should handle sharks and other big fish and they hold a ton of line!

Penn Battle 8000 with an Ugly Stick Tiger Lite Jigging rod or  Penn Jigging rod . I have 5 Battles, awesome reels for around $100

I don't really recommend spinning gear for shark hunting, doable but not the way to go.  Most of my 100-200# sharks have been accidental catches caught on spinning gear while fishing for kingfish.  If I did go spinning a 40-50# class rod with a reel with at least 300 yd line capacity.

I would be looking at a conventional outfit, 50# rod minimum rod and something like a Shimano TLD or Penn senator, don't ever buy a reel with a lever wind.  Make sure the rod has a gimbal butt and get a fighting belt.  A Star Ariel is pretty decent for about 80 bucks.

 

Caught this shark in the 200# area using my friends 80# ugly stick and Penn 6/0 senator, Larry is 80 years old and just hands me his rod when gets a big fish on.  Sharks don't have the balzing speed of a wahoo but there are super strong fish.