Surf Rod/Reel recommendations?

Every time I think about serious surf fishing, I really want a Vann Stall

yep I want one too but at 1000$ each yeah im not getting one anytime soon

The origionals are only 800 and the new "economy model" is only 450 

http://www.americanlegacyfishing.com/team-daiwa-td-s-spinning-surf-rods.html?utm_source=News+Blast+December+6%2C+2014&utm_campaign=December+6th&utm_medium=email

Are these a higher end version of the Daiwa SP Coastal Rod? The only reason I think that is because the base price is more expensive. Which one is good?

Here you go Ryan check out the video.

http://m.tackledirect.com/daiwa-team-daiwa-surf-rods.html

Daiwa SP coastal rods are on a level of their own. It was made mainly for surf casting with the salt pro minnow or other lures"stripe bass  "But you can use it for many applications. Best surf rod I ever bought at the price. They use the new k guides, similar to the what the high end rods like st.croix etc.

http://m.tackledirect.com/daiwa-coastal-salt-pro-surf-spinning-rods.html

Yeah, I was just wondering because AmericanLegacy are selling the Daiwa TD-S Surf Rods for 40% off. So regular, $189 but I can get it for less than $90 with a gift certificate I have....

I had hoped that they were a better version of the Daiwa Salt Pro. But would rather just hang off and get the Daiwa SP if they are much better than the TD-S.

You can always use the gift certificate for an awesome reel too.

I haven't tried the Daiwa Coastal Rod yet but I've also heard good things about it. If I didn't already have enough surf rods, I would try it as well since I love throwing the SP minnows. I have both the St. Croix Legend 11' and mojo 11' . I really liked the mojo until it broke at the connecting section between the two pieces this season It was my fault for not having it on tight as they sometimes come loose after a while casting. I would recommend mojo though, it has 5 years warranty as well. It is only if you are serious about plugging the surf for stripers though. As for reels, a shimano size 4000 would be sufficient. Think light!! You do not need big heavy high capacity reels for surf fishing!

A bit of confusion about the Daiwa Coastal Surf Pro rods. As far as I can tell online, they are spinning rods only. No conventional.

However, a salesman at Guns Fishing and Hunting supply told me it was a conventional rod due to the guides being small. Spinning rods need bigger guides at the start due to teh way the line comes off a spinner vs conventional.

This threw me in for a loop so I wanted to verify that it is in fact a spinning rod. Thanks

For perch I use a 8' medium Ugly Stik with a Penn Battle 4000. Probably not the best rod for this kind of fishing but it works. For everything else I use a 10' St. Croix Mojo Surf rod with a Shimano Thunnus ci4 6000. The latter setup is bad ass and around your price range. I highly recommend it.

Good luck and stay dry.