best bang for the buck

[bassinbob]

Like you Raul, (when I was a kid, dino age), we used a new rod every time we went fishing. We walked into the woods and cut down a hickory sappling. They were anywhere from 6 to 8 feet long. With some dacron line and a hook we would catch bluegills and perch till we used up the worms we dug up. Back then the only other choice we had was dads steel or fiberglass rods that weighed a couple of pounds and a primative casting reel. We opted for the hickory because after the first attempted cast we couldn't pick out the nest. Bless dads heart for giving us the chance and not using the hickory on us for the nests. I bought my first spinning reel when I was in the third grade. Bought it from an Army and Navy store. Then a little later I moved on to the Mitchel 300's. Which I still have and work well.