If you are anywhere near Everts resort Dean has something that none of the other sport shops or big places like Gander, Cabelas and BPS will ever have…TEST DRIVE FOR FREE! You aren’t even obliged to buy anything…
You have a pretty good choice on the 7 ML and there are practically no really bad spin reels out there… Your budget will narrow the choices for you… A great budget combo could be a 7ML St. Croix Triumph with a 5930 Pflueger Asaro for a little over $100. If you wanted to spend a tad more you can get a faster action, higher modulus rod like a
Limit Creek 69MF, or Mojo 69MLXF.
If you go to Bass Pro…they have a very appealling combo with the Lidy rigger in mind…the 7’2″ MF with a Pflueger President…
Bass Pro