Customer Reviews

Ready 2 Fish All Species Spinning Combo with Tackle Kit

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This was a gift for a fishing beginner. We went out to the lake, set up the line and then it went downhill.

With the first cast the float, leader, hook and bait went sailing out. Then it kept sailing because about 15 or 20 feet into the line there was a break along the spool that had been wound over. I took a look at the reel to try and fix it, assuming there had just been a small nick in the line that caused it to break. I found 3 separate line ends sticking out of various spots on the reel. It was as if the line snapped several times while being put onto the reel and the guy in the factory was just too lazy to start over and kept winding it on anyway.

It was a real cheap rod reel combo. Guess you get what you pay for. Last time I buy something from Ready 2 Fish.

So far so good. Picked this up for the kids to get started with fishing. They're taking a beginner's course together through our town's parks & rec office. The instructor who's been fishing all his life said it was a good setup for beginners. My 8-year old can handle it quite well. My 6-1/2 year old can too, but for smaller hands it may be a bit more challenging with this type of reel. But it casts smoothly and is well made for the price.

I'd give it 5 stars, but we haven't owned it long enough to see how well it holds up to use.