Hi all

Here is my first post

I just joined the FISHING WORLD 2 moths ago  I got two Shakespeare combos from Walmart for $40 each, but the screws got rusted in one month and i returned them both.

I have a Walmart gift cart and want to buy two other combos for my wife and myself up to 60 each.

 

My fishing preferences:

• Local lakes and inshore, piers.
• Reel: 25-35
• Rod: 2 pieces,  6' - 7'
• line: Braid + Fluorocarbon leader
• Hook: Hard top-water and shallow lures

 

Which one of these Walmart options would you recommend?

Link, $34, Daiwa D-Shock Freshwater Spinning Combo, DSK25-2B/F663M, 2 Bearings, 6'6" 3 Piece Rod, Medium Power

Link, $47 (was $53), Daiwa Revros Freshwater Spinning Combo, REV20-4BI/G562L, 4RB+1RB Bearings, 5'6" Length, 2 Piece Rod, Light Power

Link, $64 (was $80), Okuma Ceymar Spinning Combo, C-662M-30, Medium with 30 Size Reel, 

Link, $45, Okuma Safina Pro Fishing Combo, SPA-662-35, 

Link, $41, Okuma Safina 25 Tarvos 6'6 2Pc Medium - TV662MLSPA25

 

Thanks for inputs in advance

Ali

Not sure what WalMart has available, but I’ve used my Penn Fierce 2 and an Ugly Stik Elite to fish everything from trout to the surf. Never had any issues. Going to run you a bit more than what you’re looking to spend, but I’m afraid that if you buy any of those freshwater combos and aren’t really, really attentive to cleaning them after every saltwater trip, they’re all going to end up rusting on you like the previous combo did. 

Okuma ceymar seems like a good choice.

Welcome aboard!

 

Buy what you can afford now, if you wish to, upgrade later.

But I think you can get by with any of those combos starting

out for bass.

 

As I've recently begun branching out into saltwater, I can 

attest that freshwater rods work fine. Just be sure to rinse

them off with fresh water when you are done (reels, too).