Crazy question but I'll ask anyway... I have a noodle rod (9 foot Ugly Stick) with a Jupiter Z 4500 spinning reel, which has been gathering dust for 20 years. Did the Salmon River thing once, wasn't for me.
Anyway, I was thinking of taking this rod/reel late December for an offshore sea bass trip. Looking for opinions, is this even doable on a rod like this? Obviously I'd have another rod just in case, but was hoping to get some use out of this rod/reel, the other option would be sell it. I was thinking to spool it with 40# braid, and I'd be dropping 8-24 oz of lead. I would think if you could reel in a salmon with this setup, why not a cod or bluefish?
