ShakespeareAgility Spinning Reel and 6'6" Fishing Rod Combo, Right Handle Position, Multi-Disk Drag System, Ported Aluminum Spool

First bought 2 years ago. Just bought again. Was my first baitcaster. Definitely recommended as a starter baitcaster, or as an affordable tool in your fishing toolset. For the price, I have to give it 5 stars.The rod is great and probably worth the price on its own. It is durable - after 2 years with it, all the line guides are still intact. I have not been gentle with it so it looks beat up and some of the cork veneer has worn off the handle. I really enjoy the action of the rod. I have caught some big fish on it and I love seeing it bend. It casts pretty decently up to about maybe three ounces (catfish rig) but any more than that it starts feeling limp on the cast. It will pull in a 20 pound catfish, but still also lots of fun with a 1 pound bass or carp. Actually, 4-8 pound carp are a ton of fun on this rod.The reel is OK. It is perfectly functional. Casts great. Retrieves great. Comfortable in the hand. The spool tension knob feels kinda cheap but it is fine. The only potential letdown is the drag, and it is really only an issue when you get a big fish on. It feels to me like it maxes out at around 5 or 6 pounds of drag. That is actually plenty of drag for any fish under 10 pounds, but any bigger than that and it starts losing the fight. The great thing about a baitcaster is that you can generate a lot of additional drag by thumbing the spool.Buy it for the rod, see what you think of the reel and put a nicer reel on if you want. Or keep the reel and fish the heck out of it.

Bought it on a wim. Was given a gift card for Christmas and decided to pick up another baitcaster. Loaded it up with braid and went out to do a few test casts.. AMAZED!! with just a few tweeks I was getting food distance with little to no backlash. Quality is far better than rods and reels I have spend significantly more on.Just got it so I have no long term tests to report but for the price its hard to beat!! Happy Fishing... and may all your snags turn out to be big fish!! LOL

The first photo is showing the inner ring on the top guide came off after a few cast. Ordered the replacement while still on the lake. The following pictures are of said replacement. Skip the tip, about 20% of rod is missing. Gotta do better Zonny Prime

I LOVE this combo. I'm new to baitcasters so I can only compare it to the Abu Garcia Black Max combo, which was nearly twice the cost. I love this combo so much more. I'm only 5'8", so dealing with a shorter rod is more comfortable. I have 12-lb mono on this and have had zero issues casting. Best I've caught is a 4lb bass. Definitely recommend this to anyone needing a medium power combo.

Heads up: the reason so many people report that the rod arrives broke is because it is 1 piece and comes in a 7 foot box. Otherwise, it’s very light and comfortable in the hand. The reel feels solid and smooth. The rod is medium in action and I can’t wait to hook into something with it.

This is a Great combo. Once you get it dialed in. You'll be casting like a Pro. Take your time, adjust as you get better.

This is a good beginner rod and reel for the price I had to learn but after 2 months of constant use I learned more and more about it and can cast really far with out a birds nest. It is "6.6ft which is good enough and the brakes work fine in the reel

Reel is smooth and feels well built, but it could not hold up against the improper shipping!! It was shipped in a long box that was about three times wider than it needed to be and no bubble wrap around the reel. The end result was a bent crank handle and a broken lever on the star drag adjuster. The box was so torn up, that I could not use it for the return. I had to pay The UPS store 20 dollars for repackaging it. What was a ok deal, turned out bad.