Bottom Fishing Gear

Line counter for bottom fishing?   What for? 

Just drop your gear to the bottom and smash the jig into the rocks.  Reel up a tad and jig away. 
Every few seconds make contact with the bottom (rocks) again. 

If you snag, learn to unsnag quickly so you can retrieve your gear back. 

If you are not fishing the bottom, you are cutting yourself short on good fish.

+1, hit the bottom, reel up a bit. Soft plastic jigs: Lancer, Big Hammer, Berkley Gulp grubs

Line counter for bottom fishing?   What for? 

Just drop your gear to the bottom and smash the jig into the rocks.  Reel up a tad and jig away. 
Every few seconds make contact with the bottom (rocks) again. 

If you snag, learn to unsnag quickly so you can retrieve your gear back. 

If you are not fishing the bottom, you are cutting yourself short on good fish.

+1, hit the bottom, reel up a bit. Soft plastic jigs: Lancer, Big Hammer, Berkley Gulp grubs

....butternife jigs, Point Wilson darts, pipe jigs, 10-12" Greenling, dead squid, dead octopus, etc...

I agree that a line counter is not needed for bottom fishing, but I really like using it for iron like a pt Wilson dart or just a simple diamond jig.  I kinda like looking at the finder and the counter and knowing exactly when to start cranking on the reel and totally avoid getting hung up for the most part.  With a swim bait not so much.

You really cannot go wrong with the Trevala suggested by others.  It will not break the bank , will last a really long time and is just s better rod than some of the cheaper brands.