I fish with a Shimano Curado reel on a Bass Pro Extreme XPS rod (medium heavy action), with Ande's 12# line.  I use a wading belt, with a rod, tackle and pliers holder.  I also have a rinky-dink ultra-light Shimano for fishing in streams. I got it cheap at Sears.

Here are a few fishing photos I have:

This bad boy came in at 35-3/4", well over the 21" limit for Texas fishing regulations.  He made some terrific shark steaks that night. Blackened in a 16" skillet (owned by the guy to my left, and cooked on a propane burner owned by the guy taking the picture) :)  He (or she, I have no idea) was bull shark, which are voracious eaters, and probably the reason I caught him.  This breed poses the greatest threat to humans because they eat about anything, and can stand very low levels of salinity.  Hence, one of their others names is a "river shark" since they have been found in fresh water rivers that feed into the ocean.  I caught him using a little shad, about 2 inches long, with my rig, using 12# test line. It took me 35-40 minutes to bring him in.  That is my 4Runner in the background.

Here is the first fish I ever caught in the Gulf of Mexico (technically, it was Matagorda bay, but close enough).  It was a speckled trout, using a top water lure that was loaned to my by a guy I work with.  Thanks Larry!  He hooked me up everything I needed for a first time wade fishing experince!  Shimano reel, Castaway rod (medium action, I think), wading boots, wading belt, and plenty of lures.

I didn't have a whole lot to do with this next fish, except I caught the whiting that was used to catch this guy.  He was caught on a surf rod, at night.  It sure was fun!  In our ignorance (or kindness), we let him go.  Texas allows one redfish catch over 28" to be kept, but someone who had gathered to watch the spectacle said a fish that big would taste bad.  I think he was a CCA undercover agent. We did some good for mother nature, anyway...

That is me on the right, Steve in the middle (the guy that actually caught the fish), and Brian on the left, the owner of the rod/reel combo that caught this beast.   I have mentioned Brian in my weblog before.