I've had limited exposure to inshore fishing in my life. I've figured out that under normal circumstances, catching fish isn't impossible and the fact is you have no idea what might attack your bait, and that is exciting. Last fall I took some freshwater bass gear to the beach and caught a few trout in the panhandle.

I drove myself crazy trying to sling a heavy lure in medium winds with my baitcaster. It really was hurting my productivity having to quickly tend to backlashes as i flirted right up to the edge in an effort to get distance. Ultimately it was interfering with focusing on the fish and fishing. So the plan was cemented to obtain a beefy enough spinning rig to get the job done, but compact enough to fish all day in a variety of conditions.