If you have zero experience using a fishing reel, I would recommend a spinning reel from this list of the best reels for surf fishing
Retrieve methods may include: slow, medium and fast or you can also try and vary the speed and amount of line retrieved simultaneously for added variety
One of the benefits that this design offers over the usual flush-mount rodholder is that the rods tip is placed horizontally much closer to the oceans surface, thereby keeping lures and baits swimming more naturally without the dreaded hops and skips that other vertical rodholders seem to impart into the trolling pattern because their tips are 6 feet or more above the waves
The month of May is the best month for fishing in Erie, PA, for a Lake Trout fishing charter, with the highest chance to catch a hard-fighting trophy, Lake Trout
Modern Streamer designs have started using articulated hook designs, so the streamer carries two sets of hooks on each fly to add movement and increase hook up percentage