A shore Anglers tackle box...

[manitoubass2]

It makes a hyyuge difference. As does a rod with Fuji guides.

If you look, good equipment is available for a reasonable price.

For shore angling, I use an Okuma Avenger. Very nice, but low priced so I'm not so worried about fishing it hard. I think it retails for about 35-40 bucks.

The rod you have in your picture from the other day looks pretty rough, lol. I'd be surprised if you could cast 50 ft with that set up...

With my set up (which is also a cheap rod, about 30 bucks) I could snap my wrist lightly and cast 50 yards, lol.

If you have a few extra bucks man, it's well worth the money. I'll pm you the exact set up I have for shore fishing