a 6ft fenwick fast action medium or medium heavy power.the test rateing is like 6-12 or 6-15. a shimano sedona real is really good for the price ... total setup is about 100 dollars . i think the real size is 2500. I use this for bass , catfish, fishing bays , and the surf . a little small for the ocean but i've taken plenty of halibut on it .

for a similar price shimano 7ft heavy action cvs-70m-2. this is a 2 piece rod they make the same one in a 1 piece which is better but good luck getting it in your car ! suggest the same real but larger like a 4000 if they don't make a 4000 in sedona get the sonora . I have the sonora cuz i use it at the ocean and salt water & sand are VERY hard on reals . this is great for big bass and catfish in thick cover . it has PLENTY of muscle for any sort of shore fishing in the ocean . piers, jetty, surf, whatever. Its my go to ocean rod.fishing more then 12 or 15 lb test from shore is rediculous and means less bites and more tangles.

stick with these brands and you can't go wrong for poles

fenwick
shimano
g-loomis
st. croix

depends what you want to spend

for reals go with shimano . any shimano over 30 dollars is pretty good and sedona is 50 . sedona is more then enough real for any fisherman . they do however make reals up to like 500 bucks for freshwatter and thousands for salt water

i stick with spinning