Bought an inexpensive 9' GL2 Loomis 5 wt. for Jr. and paired it with an Okuma reel from Outdoor Emporium. If I recall, the rod was around $100 and the reel about $75. Loaded it with a nice line I already had. It casts nicely, with it being just a tad heavier/slower than my expensive Sages....

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