For us single reel in hand kind of guys, I like the plain ol’ Mitchell 300 from Walmart for $37 on a Shakespeare ultra light rod that is $17 at Walmart. Hard to beat value for me. You can normally buy the Shakespeare with a reel on it for about$18, when you can find it, then keep the reel for backup. They always have the 4ft6in, but hard to find the longer, up to 7ft rods.


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