death4disco is right you cant beat a fly for any kind of fishing i have a 3 or 4 weight for bream cant remember. 90% of the time you will out fish,size and qauntitywith a fly rod granted you have a selection of flies, than a live bait or artificial set up. any sporting goods place will have a combo for the beginner my first was 20 at walmart best to start with something like that and learn the basics before you spend $100-$250 for a good 3 or 4 weight as far as rod and reels shakespheare makes some good ultralights for$20 i have several different ones from different manufactures. look at bps ultralight poles they have some that go up tyo 8 ft in length only place i have found em that long my next purchase will be a 7 footer i think for $40. if it is for younger anglers just starting out it would be hard to beat a zebco 33 they are simple to use and maintain and use. dont now about now but they used to would take alot of severe abuse and they are also durable enough to land a pretty big bass or catfish without any ill effects. all i use for fishing except the rare occassion i catfish is ultralights and i have one light for when the one time a year i trow out for a green carp. just get what fits you or whoever will be using. cause if you dont like it you wont use it