Ask yourself - do you really need conventional if you are concerned about things breaking on you? And if you are a first time switcher to convench expect THAT downtime as well...
If you are looking for a good rod / reel combo to do yoeman's work in fishing get an 8' Tsunami on a used Penn 6500...
Even better - tell is what you WANT to do with the combo , spell out your budget, and let us guide you a long a bit....
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