I prefer the spinning rig to a bait caster. The Shimano looks like a perfect rig. They don't seem to sell the Shimano tele rod in the USA, too many cheesy telescopic rods have jaded us about quality of tele rods I guess.

I have the same Shimano reel on a spinning rod, good bit of a reel.
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