New to fishing, what type of rod/reel for me and kid

[mattpeace]

As far as i'm concerned you can't really go wrong with an ugly stick combo as a starter. I wouldn't get a baitcaster as your first reel as they take alot of practice to get used too, so a spinning combo would be best. I agree on the closed reels, some like them but personally i don't (even though thats what I grew up using). It sounds like you will be going after some relatively small fish so a 5ft ultra light ugly stick spinning combo would be my suggestion for both you and your son and they cost about $25 at wall mart, and they are capable of landing some bigger fish (personally caught a 13lb carp on mine).
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