i Fish in western washington, im still kind of a rookie, and i am using hand-me-downs for my rod/reel combo ive fished with a shimano bantam b mag 1000 on a mitchell gt plus rod that my dad bout over 20 years ago...its time to upgrade... im looking into buying the quantum energy pt with the 7.0-1 gear ratio on a cabelas prodigy rod. 6'6" or 7' medium heavy. any advice on the setup? and this will be my only pole.