help picking out a rod and reel

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I like Daiwa for their rods. I fish with a medium action rod. Their reels are junk though. I got mine as a combo and reel gave out after 2 weeks. I got an Eagle Claw Aristrocrat G230 reel now. Buy a Daiwa rod seperate and get and Eagle Claw reel. It held up to 27 inch channel catfish nicely and the rod sure was bending like mad and it was a heck of a fight. I was worried it would ruin the rod or the reel and both were perfectly fine. Avoid Johnson rods and reels like the plague. I had mine for 2 weeks with the recommend max test lb line 12 lb test line and well the rod got snapped and I already had to call them about replacing a part in the reel. They sent me the wrong part.
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