Recommend a rod/reel for land/pier based?

[LightninLopez]

G'day guys, I've decided to buy another rod for land/pier based fishing. At the moment I only have light rigs, so I'm looking to get something on the upper end of medium. Nothing too crazy - not about to start trying my hand at surf fishing. You get the idea. Ideally something that can handle a paternoster rig and give me a shot at landing a decent sized pinky,

Any recommendations or tips on what to look out for?

[4liters]

What's your budget?

[LightninLopez]

200 for the combo? Might go over if there's a compelling argument. Doesn't include line, tackle, etc.

[Treyball]

Something cheap but with enough power to stop most fish you'll find on piers/estuaries you could pick up a shimano Catana 6-8kg from $60-$80 and pair it with a Daiwa exceler which are on special for $120 atm on dinga..

[Lightningx]

I have a few catanas and absolutely love those things. Great rods for the price you pay

[Basti]

That's what most guys will recommend. Catana/sienna 4k combo. Will serve you well and I think sometimes a 12ft rod is overkill on piers. Can be too long to manoeuvre. Bonus is that you can use it to spin beaches of you get into that in the future

[purple5ive]

get the 10 foot and 3000 sized reel, will be plenty for pinkies and banjoes etc etc. and can still use in to spin beaches

[Lightningx]

that combo will have you covered mate :thumbsup: