depends on how much you want to spend, any UL outfit will work, whether from BPS/Cabelas/walmart/etc. B&M has a dock shooting rod for about $55, then the reel. I've got a BPS Crappie max 5' UL set up that is good, and a Shakespear 4'6" UL rod and UL reel that I like, the rod from walmart, and I've got a BPS crappie max UL reel on it.