I started river fishing this year, and only started salmon/trout fishing maybe 2-3 weeks ago, and loving it!
im currently using a 10' convergence and a 2500 series spinning reel as my main gears.
i would like to pick up a centerpin asap so i'll be ready for this winter. 95% chance im going to pick up the okuma sheffield, but the raven sst2 is also very tempting..
but my main concern is the rod selection. I've looked into the raven im9 13'6 and a few other float rods...still can't decide.
my budget is approx $500 (early xmas present for myself). so that leaves about $200-250 to buy a rod.
i know there are many float fishermen on this board, please give the noob some advice..lol