Getting into surf fishing this year and looking for some advice on starter setups for the wife and I. Would like something to use at OBX in July, then primarily NJ shore... not sure what our target species is... lol whatever we can catch!

I don't want to get rods too long where we can't handle them, but don't want to get something too short and not cast far enough. I'm 5'10" and in pretty good shape, but no weight lifter. My wife is 5'6" and is in phenomenal shape (very active with sports, used to play softball in college, etc etc) so she should be able to handle a decent sized rod (hahahahahahahaha... ok back on topic).

Are there any basic starter kits out there? Any other "must have" gear recommendations?

.... if you have some old stuff you want to get rid of too, i'm interested!