Good rod itself but the plastic gear on the reel eats away quickly would recommend getting the 25$ metal Martin reel and respooling onto that reel it’s basically the same reel but slightly smaller and metal

I bought this combo as an inexpensive intro to fly fishing. And it's been great for that. There are two issues to be aware of after you've been at it for a while - the rod is labeled as a 5/6 weight rod, but when tested by the Common Cents method, actually comes out as 7.4 weight (so you might want a heavier fly line than the one it comes with). I also learned after using it for a while that the reel has no easy to adjust drag setting (at first, I thought it had no drag setting). It's an all-or-none setting, and you have to take the reel apart and change the pawl inside to change the setting. SO - it's still a great intro to the sport, good for beginning and deciding if fly fishing is something you'd like to pursue.

Purchased this outfit for an 18 year old whom I am mentoring. He is using it to catch trout in a DWR stocked pond and catching limits daily. While I was at it, I purchased another for his mother who is also catching limits of trout. Excellent light fishing outfit.

I just bought this in may and boy am I happy with it started fly fishing with it and it is great for beginners

I bought it today and the reel wouldnt click into place, but after trial and tribulation and throwing it on concrete it finally started working. You should really mention you have to curb stomp it before it works.