Most all of us have heard the old saying" money doesn't grow on trees". My grandson Aiden has been working as a grocery sacker for a few months now. Originally, he worked two evenings per week, and all day on Saturday. Since school is out for the year due to the virus, he's picked up more hours now, and is working 35hrs per week. He wanted to buy a new spinning rod/reel. At first he told me he wanted to buy only the best. His job pays minimum wage. We buy most of our stuff at Academy Sports. Looking at various models, he quickly realized that the "best" was out of his price range. Higher end Shimanos, Diawas, or Lews would have taken one week of his pay, just for the reel alone. He settled on a Lews G Spin size 3000, and an All Star med/hvy rod. I'm impressed by the quality of this outfit, with line, for less than 100.00. Aidens casting outfit is an H20 Mettle reel, with a Berkeley 6'6 Lightning rod, again, under 100.00. His casting rod is spooled with 12lb Big Game, his spin rod with 8lb original Stren mono. These rigs may not feature some things that the most expensive reels and rods have, but I have no doubt they will catch him plenty of bass. In my own opinion, it's completely possible to buy a good bass outfit for 100.00 these days. When I started fishing years ago, it wasn't this way. Many times, cheaper meant junk, and the cost to quality ratio was not there. Aiden can fish these rigs, untill he decides to pick up something better. With routine maintenance, I see them lasting for several years. I call these the 100.00 combos. Aidens proud of his new outfit, and, I know the reason why. Because he worked, and earned the money for it himself. Anyone else fishing with a rod/reel line setup that cost less than 100.00? In some ways, at least as far as fishing tackle goes, we're lucky these days. Even less expensive outfits are way better than they were years ago. What are some of your 100.00 rods/reels that work good for you?
