Way under 20 bucks ....

AND still ketches crappie pretty darn well , the line is really heavy for me ,so a split shot had to be added to get the jig to go down, but it isnt really to terribly bad for a "free" combo , I think they run well under 15 at the local wally world , not sure .
but they were giving them away at a spot my wife visited and she grabbed one .
it does not feel like a forever combo and not sure if it will last long , but so far it has managed to ketch some crappie and other fish on a several trips with the family .....
just a quick fyi for the budget minded group ...
KABOOM is the word:highfive

:yikes, free is awesome! I got some for $9.88 the other day to support a local scout troop. Ther are pretty stout rods fer sur

Pretty colors on the combo whatever it is. Free is a great price!!!

I can afford free. Even if it only lasts a trip or three.

Certainly a pretty color blue

Great find, and remember, it's not the equipment that catches the fish- it's the angler on the other end.

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Great find, and remember, it's not the equipment that catches the fish- it's the angler on the other end.

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Actually the angler finds the fish, presents the bait and then the fish catches itself on the hook. Myself, wife and kids have proven this many times. No bite , even Mr. Crappy:Cowboy can't catch. A good angler :fishdoes make a large difference though. Ketchn:notworthy is a good angler. But he is humble enough to admit he does not catch every fishWhite Flag Icon. Just funnin ........

Nice find by Mrs Ketchn! At som3 point maybe a give away to a youngster to get them “hooked” on fishing!
Bob

My wife bought me an Okuma rod and reel combo for $8 this spring. Was going to use it for sucker fishing but weather and a quick spawning run nixed that. Same pretty blue color.

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My wife bought me an Okuma rod and reel combo for $8 this spring. Was going to use it for sucker fishing but weather and a quick spawning run nixed that. Same pretty blue color.

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man it has been a while since someone said sucker fishing , they smoke them if I remember right , one thing for certain we used to find a few in the trout streams that were beasts when I was kid , them were what they call northern redhorse suckers if memory serves me well ? sure did put up a nice fight ...

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Actually the angler finds the fish, presents the bait and then the fish catches itself on the hook. Myself, wife and kids have proven this many times. No bite , even Mr. Crappy:Cowboy can't catch. A good angler :fishdoes make a large difference though. Ketchn:notworthy is a good angler. But he is humble enough to admit he does not catch every fishWhite Flag Icon. Just funnin ........

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there are days my friend when it really dont matter if you can find them or not , it just aint meant to be ....:Rofl

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man it has been a while since someone said sucker fishing , they smoke them if I remember right , one thing for certain we used to find a few in the trout streams that were beasts when I was kid , them were what they call northern redhorse suckers if memory serves me well ? sure did put up a nice fight ...

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Canning is real popular too. Red horse are the bigger ones, white suckers are preferred for table fare. Good fighting, easy, laid back fishing, usually.

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Canning is real popular too. Red horse are the bigger ones, white suckers are preferred for table fare. Good fighting, easy, laid back fishing, usually.

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Not sure if we had the white ones , but as i recall no one ate the red horse version and about only me tried to ketch them :Rofl
That and American eels too , about only me trying to ketch them too …:Rofl

All the eels I ever caught were really by mistake. Talk about tangling up your line!
Bob

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All the eels I ever caught were really by mistake. Talk about tangling up your line!
Bob

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puts a whole new meaning to sliming your line for sure , they bite best when the water is muddy after it rains , taste really good btw .....:highfive

My dad used to ear some of the saltwater eels he caught and said they were very good.

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My dad used to ear some of the saltwater eels he caught and said they were very good.

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the american eel is a european eel best i know , they spend a long time at sea before running up the rivers here and vice versa across the big pond too ...