zebco crappie fighter rod and reel combos are under $25 which is dirt cheap. I used them last year not expecting much, I started off with 2 of the 8 ft combos now I have 4 of the 8 ft and 4 of the 10 ft combos because I liked them so much. I have caught a lot of fish with them from crappie to nice catfish and a boat load of nice stripers and they have done great so far. I mostly use mine for spider rigging so the reels do just fine for that, just a great combo for a better price.