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What kind of rod should i use for on shore inlet fishing.?

Should i use my 9 foot surf fishing rod?

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1. what are you fishing for?
2. It depends on what you are doing, are you bait casting or casting lures. If you are bait casting or dunking as it is called some times in Hawaii, then yes your surf rod is good enough, but it also makes a difference on how far you want to pitch the bait, the longer the pole the farther you can throw it. If you are casting a lure or whipping as it is called in Hawaii as well, then that is a totally different thing and would call for a smaller yet just as long as your surf rod for greater distance in casting out your lure. It also makes a difference in the line weight and if you are using a floater or a sinker to drag the lure under the top of the water. So you will need to know what kind of fishing you are going to be doing to make up your mind on which type of pole you should use. Sorry I can't give you a better answer than that, but if it were me I would take both poles and both of them to use, dunk one and whip the other one in a different place but close enough to grab me big pole when it goes off. Good luck to you and Keep your line high and tight....peace....
3. Yes. You'll have better control of your rig ( bait/lure) and able to get the angle needed to pull up any big fish you may catch near or on the bottom. IF you can go up to 12 foot, that'll be better but that's just me. ~good luck catchin'.
4. It depends on what you are fishing for. Personally I think that a 9' rod is too long. I wouldn't use anything over a 7 1/2' rod they work great for all types of techniques and presentations.
5. when i inlet fish i use a 6ft rod for bottom fish like tog and seabass. for stripers and blues i use a 11ft rod