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Saltwater is the very occasional trip to in some brackish water near Cypremort Point in LA. It might be a 2-3 times a year trip.

I ended up buying the 6'10 rod over the 7'3 one. Hope that its okay in doing so.

I saw the Fuegos spinning reels were on sale as a BOGO at American fishing legacy. I saw a St. Croix Bass X on my local marketplace for $75, used twice, 7' Med/fast

That was some amazing information. Can you point me in the direction for the sale on the Tatula rods? I read to stay clear on the XT models. I'll look into pairing the tatula/aird rod with the MGL, seems like a very good combo. For the spinning, I may also look at a different rod other than the SLX and I also read that the Diawa BG2500 is amazing.

This is my first post here, but I've read a good bit from this site. I'm pretty new to bass fishing (did a lot of crappie/sacalait fishing when i was young). I'd like to get into bass fishing in south Louisiana, but after doing a lot of research on rod/reel combos, baits, weights, etc. I feel like I ran down the rabbit hole and now I'm more confused than when I started. Not sure if it matters, but I'm 5'4 also. To start, I'd like just in general 2 all purpose rods, one baitcaster and one spinning. I'd like to stay around the $200 per combo, but I have some wiggle room if its not much more for a dramatic increase. A couple of combos that I have researched on have been the Shimano SLX 7' Medium rod with the Shimano Nasci, then the Shimano SLX 7' Med/Hev. rod with the SLX XT. I have no idea what string to use with these either. Also, for the spinning, is a 2500 or 3000 size recommended? Remember, I'm a small person :) To further complex things, I'd like to also use these rods for the occasional speckled trout fishing if possible. I did see American Legacy fishing having a promo currently on the Shimano Curado K for $150. Appreciate any tips and advice!