This is my first season fishing salmon and I'm hoping to get a chance at a few Chum in the next few weeks. I've heard they're pretty aggressive and tough fighters, so it should be pretty exciting.

I think the gear I have right now is a bit cheap/light for Chum and may not in fact be capable of landing a big, hard fighting fish. Does anyone have any suggestions for rod/reel/line? I don't have a whole lot of money to spend, but a little investment now will hopefully pay off.

Currently I've got cheap wal-mart gear.. Shakespeare Ugly Stick rod, 7' long, medium action, 8-20lb. Shakespeare Sigma bait casting reel. 20lb Berkley Fireline Crystal main line, 12lb Stren Flourocast leaders.