Cabelas Fish Eagel II in a 9 or 10' ($80) version and an Okuma Epix 30 ($50), awesome set-up! Have you seen these rods, if not take a look! I just got my first 10' rod (a Fish Eagle) but I certainly might consider something shorter if fishing from shore alot. A longer rod altho nice for fishing floats will be much more problematic while maneuvering through the brush to that fav fishing spot. Have fun!

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