[Ryelof]

I don't know if this will matter to you, but on my first tile trip, I borrowed a set up from Mike Garone. It was a Penn 113 reel with an 8' rod ( I don't remember the make of the rod) It was an amazing trip I think I caught 6 tiles to about 15 lbs. we easily limited out the boat. 2 guys were using electric reels, which made that possible. We switched over to tuna and caught an over and under blue fin and a couple of yellow fin. When we got home, I went to talk to Dave, at that time he suggested a Daiwa Saltist 40 reel (very affordable) and I took a class at Jersey Coast on rod building. So I ended up with a 8 foot custom acid wrapped rod with a reel that would hold 600 yards of 50 lb. braid for about $400. I have enjoyed this 4 about 6 years. However, I am now 64 years old and if I go again, I will buy an electric reel.