As far as the rod goes I would look into getting an ALL STAR rod. Great bang for the buck I believe they are around a hundred bucks maybe a little more but worth it.
you should find them at the bigger shops and some smaller ones depending on where your at.


with reels you cant beat the durability of a Abu 5500 or 5501 for the price: you can get one off of Ebay if you wanted to save a few dollars.

Now just spool that up with 10lb Maxima UG and your set to go.

good luck this season