01-28-2011, 07:43 AM
I did buy this combo this past summer because I wanted to get into the baitcaster world. The rod felt pretty good and the reel was pretty smooth but I practiced in the back yard with different weight lures and got extremely frustrated with it. I couldn't make a single cast without getting a rats nest and ended up returning it. I now just recently spent a little money and got the gander mountain X-factor rod and reel combo. The real is actually a quantum energy pt series and the rod is unknown with ganders name on it. It took maybe 10 casts and I had it down. Now I'm still a rookie in the bait cast world but I personally think the better reel made a difference. Me being a rookie... I cant say its good or bad but I hope this helps you a little.
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