Rod and reel combo for fishing in bay from the bank

I would say longer rod if your not worried about trees or breaking rod in door etc 8' or 8'6" u can sling a hook no weight pretty far. All of my wade fishing rods are west coast river style. I can just do more and reach farther with smaller baits

Rod: my favorites
Ugly stick elite spinning 8'6"
Shimano teramar 8'
Ugly stick inshore select 7'6"
Lamiglass x-11 salmon 8'6"
Star rod stellar lite 8'

Reels:
Pflueger president 6940 (old one I have no experience with new ones)
Penn Spinfisher V 4500 (things are tanks and heavy no experience with the vi)
Penn slammer III 4500


Braid:
I put 10-15lb braid on all my shore setups. It's really extends my casting range on top of the longer fast action rod

I put 20-40lb braid on the rods that go in the boat and get into mahi and other fish that I have a chance of getting some tanks.

I use 15, 20, & 30lb floro topshot and keep small spools of all three in bacg at all times. If I get into blue fish and mackerel i swap on a 50lb floro or some wire


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Gear:
Buy a pair of close toed sandals all plastic/rubber no cloth. U will be able to get more range on your casts and keep your fish off the rocks when landing him.
-Crocs with the go fast strap on back will protect your feet from oysters and other razor blade like debris, and prevent you from loosing your sandle in the mud.
- my go to is small circle hook like size of your thumb nail no weight through the nose of a mullet or any round body fish sling it fast and slowly slowly reel him in like a crank bait only he is alive doing his thing. When he starts panicking and going crazy stop reeling and let him do all the action.
- second go to are gulp white or grey shrimp in jig head (if u are getting hardheads or other crap fish switch to unscented jigs)
-cast net
-ice chest/bucket with aerator. Or wade fishing bucket (flowtroll style)

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versatile artificial lures?

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Silver spoon will get bit
3-5" paddle tail or straight tail soft plastic in silver flake purplish back color

Don’t want to break the bank but I’m willing to pay for decent equipment. I’ve only used baitcasters before but I understand that a spinning combo has a greater reach. I’m willing to learn how to throw a spinning reel.

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Don’t want to break the bank but I’m willing to pay for decent equipment.

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Go to PensacolaFishingForum.com and search around. They are more familiar with the area you are looking to fish and the equipment you want to fish with.

You are on the right track with a long pole (7'6" - 8') and spinning reel. How big of a reel and how heavy tackle you are looking to throw probably needs to be figured out.