Mostly bottom fishing for cats. Hijack my kids daiwa rod & reels. It's alright.
I mostly fish inshore saltwater for trout & reds. Castaway 7' inshore smoker for artificials. 8' croaker smoker for live bait. Shimano citica 201 for casting, get much more range out of a cheap abu garcia spinner though. I prefer artificial on trout. Just show up 45 minutes before the major if the salinity is right, throw down south baits plastics as much as you can for the next 2 hours. You'll limit out quickly if the conditions are right. If it's chasing reds, then throw live croakers on a popper.
If you get a flats boat the game changes, you drive around on a tower looking down into holes for bull reds. Maybe one day. Much, much cheaper just to pay guides than own a decent boat though.