Thread: salmon fishing rod and reel advice

heading down the south island in the new year in our camper and would like to fish for salmon and trout in the main rivers on the east coast and then head to the canals. My wife and I only have light spinning gear so we will have to up grade. Is it possible to buy one rod and reel each that we could use in both the rivers and canals for trout and salmon. we were thinking of spending about $250-00 each.Could anyone give me some advice on what to buy. cheers jeff