Thanks M_a_x. I’m obviously a neophyte when it comes to catching fish. The more I read, the less I knew. Line weight, hooks, lures, bait, sinkers, floats and then there’s the fish themselves and what they like to do and where they like to hang out.

I checked out that rod/reel combo and while the reel has pretty good reviews, the rod has a breakage issue. If I get serious I’ll probably move the reel to an Ugly Stick. Meanwhile I can start putting other gear together — hooks, lures, bait, sinkers, floats ...

That is also a freshwater set-up and since most of the water here is of the salt variety (Pacific Ocean off Southern California) I may need to focus on saltwater gear. There again, different fish, some way bigger.