fishing?

okay what you need for good quality is a Shakespeare brand. ugly stick poles are great for fishing if i were u i would go a little more to about 40 dollars so u know it will last and u no it wont snap on u when u have a big one. good luck

Shakespeare and ugly sticks are great and cheap.

Get a Zebco 33 combo. Shakespear and ugly stik are good too, but the Zebco is the most reliable. Probably cheapest, too. I got one on sale for $19. Use the other $10 to get a tackle box.

The Zebco 33 combo is by far the best combo for less them 30.

I agree with A. But I would also suggest a one piece rod. I think if the rod is in two piece it will reduce the feel when you get a hit.
Quality gear is almost always a plus. Spend a little more and you won’t regret it in the long run.

The Shakespeare uglystick! really strong and tough!

29.99 at most walmart’s or ***** sporting goods.

-Alex

The Zebco 33 Combo will be the best ~ It is on sale at Wal-Mart right now for $19. How do i know? Because my dad had to replace his old rod and reel that got pulled in with the 33. It’s a good combo. I own the reel myself. I caught a channel cat on it two days ago and it did good. I have also caught Largemouth bass and bluegill with the same reel. No, buying a combo will give you more bang for your buck. Reliable companies that are cheap are either ZEBCO or Shakespeare.

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The Zebco 33 combo is good. I grew up in Iowa fishing there, IL, and Minn with a 33. I caught a 5 1/2 pound Northern Pike on the 33.I was using about a 6 pound test mono line. The combo at Walmart is for light to medium casting and comes with ten pound test mono line. You can land bigger fish but have to be careful and wear them out. A landing net is best for big fish to get them when you have them near shore.

It is usually cheaper to buy a combo unless there is only one piece ( only rod or reel) on sale, at Wal-Mart there is a Abu Garcia, the combo is only $60 but the reel alone is $53 so you get the pole for only $7 when you buy the combo, for your age you should get a bait-casting combo, they are a little tricky to learn how to use at first but after a while you will get the hang of it.

as an avid fisherman, i would say deffinantly buy a 6-7 foot shakespere brand fishing rod, i prefer ugly strick. buy the rod and reel combo and you could end up paying 40-60 dollars depending on the durability of the rod. if your are fishing bass in pound range of 1-4 i would say buy a medium/ medium heavy, above that try to buy a heavy rod, which are a bit pricey. but for fishing line buy Fire line, it is a very strong braded line the is around 24 dollars, but its worth it. triline is another leading brande and their 4 pound test line is as thick as fire line’s 14 pound test and the thinner the better so if you can, pick up fire line also. Happy Fishing!

You can buy a decent rod and reel at anywhere not just at WalMart, a little bit better brand is Shimano and you can get a better deal on a Shimano rod and reel combo at a sporting goods store like Dick’s

it all depends really

freshwater-you want a rather smaller pole thats very sensitive, (i would recomened the shakespear line)

saltwater-your looking for alittle bit stronger of a pole that can take some abuse, (i would look toward shimano or shakespear)

*try to stay away from those REALLY cheap poles that are like 8 bucks becasue i hear they dont last very long