Pastor Rick
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Rod & Reel?
When we moved 5 years ago my wife lost just about all her fishing gear (she likes fishing, I go along because I like her ).
Her birthday is coming up soon and I would like to get her a nice GP tackle set with a good rod and reel.
Any ideas?
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Scott E
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Re: Rod & Reel?
Pastor Rick,
There are many different rod and reel setups to choose from. Each one is nothing more than a tool to perform a job and just like a mechanics tools some are more specialized, some are more "general purpose."
I am going to assume you and your wife will be fishing from the banks of a river or from the shore of a lake or pond, with the possibility of renting a rowboat on occasions.
There are two types of reels I would recommend for general purpose, one would be a spincasting reel, the other a spinning reel.
The spin casting reel has a enclosed spool, a button on the back that you would push to cast and usually has the drag setting on the handle. You can spend as little as $5 or as much as $50 for a spin caster. If this is the type of reel she is comfortable with I would recommend the Zebco 33 Platinum @ $24.99, it is a rock solid reel that will last for quite a few years.
My oldest son(11 years old) has the Zebco 33 and has had it since he was 5 years old, this reel casts like it was still brand new.
The Zebco 33 Platinum, from Bass Pro Shops
A spinning reel has an open spool, the drag is either adjusted from the face of the reel or the rear and you have to manually open the bail by holding the line with a finger, flipping the wire over and then casting, letting the line go at the right point in the cast. These reels tend to be more advanced and their prices show that as you can spend as little as $20 or as much as $500, lets keep you in the $25 to $30 range for this type of reel.
The best in my opinion would be the Daiwa Samurai-SA1500-7i Spinning Reel @ $29.95 at Bass Pro Shops
As far as rods, the two different types of reels use different type of rods, one type for spin casting has a trigger grip and the eyes are much smaller, the one for spinning does not have a trigger and the eyes will range from large to small at the tip of the rod.
I would recommend taking a trip to either Kmart, Walmart or a decent local tackle shop, let her pick the one that is comfortable to her.
One other option is to buy a combo, a matched rod and reel together.
Bass Pro Shops also has the Zebco Bill Dance 33 Gold Spincast Rod & Reel Combo for $27.95, same basic spincast reel I recommended with a 6' 2 piece light action rod. Zebco® Bill Dance 33® Gold Spincast Rod & Reel Combo
A decent spinning combo from Bass Pro will cost upwards of $100. You may be able to do better at KMart, Walmart or other large sporting good stores like ****s, Sports Authority, Galyans or Gander Mountain.
Hope this has helped you, Good luck!!!
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Scott E.
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