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I want to go out and buy a fishing rod to use in baker beach in San Francisco. I don’t know much about fishing and really want to get into the sport. Also what is it going to cost me? Ballpark figure.
Thanks!

i have the ugly stick catfish, bait-caster rod and reel combo.the rod is a medium to heavy action pole. what type of fishing can i do with this rod and reel besides cat-fishing?

My uncle and i went fishing and he used this rod but it did’nt have a reel. instead, it was held parallel to the water and a floating stick was at the end of the line. when a fish bit, the stick would sink or rise and he would pull the rod up with fish. i was wondering what this kind of fishing is called.