If you're thinking low dollar but reasonably functional ....Originally Posted by KYfishman
Its really for all purpose, just a light rod and reel for catching crappie/panfish.
It be great if you would tell me what you use
You might want to look at the Berkley Cherrywood or Lightnin rods ... med or med/lite action ... and find a small Okuma or Shimano reel that balances them out. if you're going to be doing any casting at all, you will want the rod/reel to balance when placed on your outstretched finger (at the front end of the handle, where the blank comes out). Not so important if you're going to be laying the rod down or putting it in a rod holder.
I have about 30 outfits that I use for Crappie fishing, from 5' to 14' rods, depending on what method I intend to use. I mostly cast jigs, and have several outfits to choose from for that method. My main jig casting rod is a 6'6" ESP PowerLite with a Shimano Aero 1000 reel spooled with 6lb test Vicious Panfish hi-vis copoly line. ESP rods have micro guides, so they're not real user friendly to slip float/bobber stop use. When I want to use a slip float setup ... If I'm casting, I'll use my 8' BnM FnF rod, and if I'm putting the rod in my rod holder, I'll use one of my 10' rods (BnM Sam Heaton SS or Todd Huckabee Dippin rod).
If you don't much care about the weight of the rod/reel, and want something that's pretty "bulletproof" ... you might think about a Zebco 33 spincast reel on a 6'6" medium or 7' med/lite Ugly Stik GX2 rod. Just get rid of any line that comes with the reel & replace it with Vicious Panfish, BPS Excel, Trilene or Stren in 6lb test.
... pappy
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