[font size="1" color="#FF0000"]LAST EDITED ON May-24-06 AT 08:48PM (EST)[/font][p]Shimano reels---can't go wrong. I bought some Shimano Sahara's 2500 FB for $59.95 at Bass Pro and they have performed awesomely. Probably one of the best spinning reels for the money I have ever owned. With Shimano you can spend anywhere from around $15 to probably over $300 for a spinning reels. I feel the mid to less then mid price reels are great. Rods----there are way too many too list. I like St.Croix,Shimano,and Bass Pro to name a few. Guess it kind of depends on what you will be using the spinning set-up for?