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That will be a very nice beach outfit. I think you'll like the 40 + once you get it dialed in. You'll really enjoy fishing the beaches for silvers. The past ten years, 2005 excluded have been good off the beaches.

Going gear to fly shouldn't be to bad for you. I'm in the opposite boat, going fly to gear for steelie fishing after a 25 year absence. I'll always have the bug rod with me. Just to much good water on the OP that isn't fly friendly, so why drift on by without fishing it.
Brian
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