looking for a cheapish beachcaster+reel

[keano]

looking to do a bit of beach fishing and was wondering if you guys could point me in the direction of a decent rod and reel.
looking to spend £100
saw a 13ft shakespeare alpha rod+reel for £37 but not sure if its up to much

not sure whats best lenght to get but would like to get good distance


many thanks

[cathald]

You won't go wrong with a Shakespeare salt set up decent reels and a rod fit for anything
and wont break the bank

[tight lines]

gotcha angling in graystones had a rod and reel combo a few weeks backs for 50 euro looked like they would do the trick might be worth a look

[keano]

You won't go wrong with a Shakespeare salt set up decent reels and a rod fit for anything
and wont break the bank

cheers ive had a look at a few online and they look good rods

gotcha angling in graystones had a rod and reel combo a few weeks backs for 50 euro looked like they would do the trick might be worth a look

i live a fair bit away from greystones but if im ever down near there i will be sure to have a look cheers

[fishy1987]

well i know that rod your referring to shakespeare alpha!i have a spinning rod in the same series which i think is a grandpiece of kit!Hiro basic is another rod which is quite deccent about the 50-60euro mark and love the rod to bits!very reliable!
happy shopping
ferg

[Monty156a]

I use the Alpha Beachcaster & Reel setup and for the money it cannot be faulted. It does everything I want it to and with a bit of TLC it will last you ages.

Monty.

[keano]

thanks everyone for the replies

i think i will go for the shakespeare one at £37. i have a shakespeare mackeral 10ft rod but the reel that came with it was a disaster so i hope the reel on the beachcaster is a bit stronger.

just need to find out where all the fish are hiding and i will be sorted

[Preston]

Pair the surf rod with a penn or shimano reel and itll last years . Nothin nicer than using a smooth well engineered fixed spool reel .