New Salmon setup advice needed

[FC]

Look at the 4-5000 series Shimano's or Okuma. Okuma's new baitfeeder spinning reels are impressively smooth for a $99 reel (Cabela's price) and seem pretty stout. I use a 3000 series Stradic FJ for salt/fresh water with 10-12lb mono or 20lb braid for everything from silvers to chum on a Certified Pro Lamiglas (6-15lb line rating). If fishing kings from a pier use braid so you can force lures loose of the bottom, for coho use mono as it's much easier to untangle and you will get tangled with folks fishing around you. The setup I just mentioned is the biggest I ever use for steelhead, normally I use a much lighter rod with a 2500 series Shimano.

For a rod I would look at UglyStik with a 10-20lb line rating and a 3/4-1.5oz lure weight rating. Some of the Shimano rods are good for pitching jigs from a pier as well.

[Ripper]

I would go with one of these reels Maggi.

http://www.pennfishingstore.com/penn-sargus-metal-spinning-reels.html

I like it a lot and it won't break the bank. I have a 6500 that I use for sturgeon and bottom fish. I'd get a 3500 for what you want to do. Load it up with 20# braid and put it on an Ugly Stik like FC recommended. It will work good and last a long time. Good luck out there. They sell these reels at Cabela's if you want to check them out.

[magnanimous_j]

This weekend I was in Oregon visiting my parents and I went into this awesome store called Fisherman's Marine and Outdoor. I could spend a lot of money in that place.

On the advice of the guy there I bought a Penn Spinfisher V 3500 and ordered a Shimano 9'5" heavy action rod. I am extremely excited to get out there with it. I'll post pictures when the rod shows up.

The guy there said that he definitely recommended 30# instead of 20# braid. Not for the enhanced weight capacity but the 30# has less tendency to wrap back around the tip (or something like that)

So now I get to stare at it for 3 more months until the run starts!

[huntnphool]

This weekend I was in Oregon visiting my parents and I went into this awesome store called Fisherman's Marine and Outdoor. I could spend a lot of money in that place.

On the advice of the guy there I bought a Penn Spinfisher V 3500 and ordered a Shimano 9'5" heavy action rod. I am extremely excited to get out there with it. I'll post pictures when the rod shows up.

The guy there said that he definitely recommended 30# instead of 20# braid. Not for the enhanced weight capacity but the 30# has less tendency to wrap back around the tip (or something like that)

So now I get to stare at it for 3 more months until the run starts!