re: OT..heading to Tybee in a few weeks...

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or would I need to purchase a surf rod?

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They rent them on the ocean side pier but you have to stay on the pier.

The purpose of a surf rod is to just sling the shite out of it past the breakers. In my experience, 90% of what you catch (or at least want to catch) is in or within the breakers.

If you just want to get spooled and broken off by a 200 pound stingray or a 6 foot shark, then by all means, sling a surf rod 80 yards past the breakers with a big nasty hunk of mullet on a 4 inch hook.



Another pro-tip, the birds will steal your bait if you leave it out and you walk toward the beach to cast.