as you can see i need a rod and reel. i wasnt getting anything expensive so like 35$ for the rod and

35$ for the reel. ill be fishing trout, bass, bluegills, and some other stuff. just wondering whats a good basic rod length and action for a newb like me.

i was thinking of a berkley lightning 6'6" medium action rod with a Abu Garcia 100 series reel. What do you think.

Welcome aboard!

You should look at combinations (rod w/ reel) at the major retailers. This is an example:

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_-1_10001_90836_100003002_100000000_100003000_100-3-2

Be patient, ALL combinations are on sale sometime during the year. The stores kind of rotate their sale items, but you should NEVER pay full retail price.

imho you're better off with at least a 3500 series reel.the bigger spools help prevent line twist issues.

what do u guys think of this http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SceneSevenDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=-84683&scene7Path=BassPro%2f94594%3flayer%3dcomp%26wid%3d500%26hei%3d500%26fmt%3djpeg%26qlt%3d100%2c0%26op_sharpen%3d0%26resMode%3dtrilin%26op_usm%3d1.0%2c1.0%2c0.0%2c0%26iccEmbed%3d0&sourceName=images2%2f94500%2f94594.jpg&type=0&linkEnabled=false

would u say thats a good reel?

i use the abu garcia c101($33 at walmart)  i think they are great for $33 bucks.....i used to have two of them but i gave one to my buddy, cuz he was using some old half broke POS

whatever you do dont get a penn captiva I have had 3 of them break on me after one day of use.

what do u guys think of this http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SceneSevenDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=-84683&scene7Path=BassPro%2f94594%3flayer%3dcomp%26wid%3d500%26hei%3d500%26fmt%3djpeg%26qlt%3d100%2c0%26op_sharpen%3d0%26resMode%3dtrilin%26op_usm%3d1.0%2c1.0%2c0.0%2c0%26iccEmbed%3d0&sourceName=images2%2f94500%2f94594.jpg&type=0&linkEnabled=false

would u say thats a good reel?

Yes. I would say that is a very good reel.  

what do u guys think of this http://www.basspro.com

would u say thats a good reel?

jeguy6 has a handful of the Abu Garcia Revo SX & STX reels in the Fleamarket section, and you can catch him on Ebay.  You can get them for steal if you hurry.  

its my first abu garcia and i still havent got to cast it yet, c'mon saturday! i hear baitcast reels arent easy but im up for a challenge