tsunami airwave elite blue water spin rods 2pc Saltwater Striper Surf SPINNING Rod 8'8" TSAWESS-882M : Sports & Outdoors The Tsunami Elite Series surf rod selection has been designed to achieve maximum distance performance with the least amount of physical effort Tsunami Airwaves Elite Braid Spinning

They also work well when the bigger bass start moving from deeper water into the shallows early in the season

Well, from the many Saltists that I have taken apart, I can tell you that they can let salt water in but are very good at shrugging off this contamination

*Magnum cranking honorable mention: 7-foot, 11-inch MH Ark Invoker Tour Series Casting Rods (moderate fast)

Also has monster drag system

I dont know anything about the Carribean or the Gulf of Mexico, but did fish several locations along the length of Mexicos pacific coast over a long period

Tied to 12 (30cm) of clear mono with progressive breaking strains of line to each individual hook size