Well I fish inshore cold water for striper, blues and bonita, because I live with in 20 min of the Salt! I will say that the salt is hard on tackle! I clean mine right after use, I hose every thing down, out side then I put rod and reel in the shower with the line stripped down and let the shower run for a bit, then dry clean lube, other wise the salt will just eat the metal fittings and reels! I fish old Fin Nor Fly reels, had them for years now! My main rod is a 9 wt if the winds are not to strong and a 10 and 12 if they are, I spend a lot of time fishing at night when the tides are right! Bone fishing is the different ball game from what I do, but the care of your rods and reels would be the same! I found that things wear out faster in the salt be cause of the abrasive nature of fishing environment!
