Help with Small Boat Rod/Reel Combo

[Chris in Mass]

Thanks for the response! They are into cheap combos (Ugly Sticks, etc) right now. If they stick with it, they would probably progress to Tica's/Tsunami's next and more specific reels. If the spec's I'm thinking of look OK and they want to stick with the cheaper combos as a start, at least I'll be able to steer tem in the right, comparitive direction. Sounds like what you are teling me is that the specs might not be too far off?