Hi, I think I may have been fooled that this is a good combo. The price range I have is 60 or 70. And I was wondering if this was a good combo for this price. Like would it run smooth or will it last at least 2 years? Please give me some advice, that would be great!http://www.basspro.c...10823344/481602

Gear Ratio: 6:3:1

Length: 7"

Power: Medium Heavy

Line Weight: 10-20 lbs.

Lure Weight: 3/8 - 1-1/2 oz.

Pieces: 1

Recovery: 22"

Max Drag: 12

Ball Bearings: 5+1

Line Cap.: 12/105

I don't think so, I have a Bill Dance Sig Baitcaster combo. It was my first Baitcaster so I didn't feel like spending tons of money. It became my "Go-to" reel/rod. I don't know how much you fish, plus if you take good care of it, it will last. A friend has one but its only a couple of months old, but I haven't heard anything bad about it.

Thank you for the info. Anyone else?

I would say wait until you could afford to buy a rod and reel seperate. The graphite framed casting reel isn't going to last you too long depending how much and how hard you fish and they are pretty much disposable since the cost of repairing one is typically more than what the reel costs. The lowest I would go on a casting reel is the Lews Speed spool, the Quantum Kinetic, and the Shimano Citica. So if you have a budget of 70 dollars don't spend it right now, put it away and add to it and then get a good set up. BTW the industry ICAST show is coming up in a couple of weeks, that is when new products in the fishing market get introduced and what usually happens is a certain brand and style of reel will end up getting discontinued or revised and you can usually pick up the older version reels at good deals most of the time. So if you don't have to have it right this minute wait until you can get a good set up.