Sea fishing, don't buy a rod from argus, buy a rod from the tackle shop ant the marina they will help you out you can buy budget rods set-ups. A pretty much guaranteed catch this time of the year is mackerel, just buy some feathers and a 3oz weight, when one comes they all come great for a beginner should be exciting for him, there's 5 hooks on the line so potentially you can pull up 5 fish at once dip your rod back in and pull it out with another 3, I caught 9 the other day off the east wall, had a rod in with some red rag couple of bites but no other fish. Markerall feathering is a good introduction. you can always go out on ross's boat tour from the marina they follow the fish. Have fun. its all about sea fishing! 