I love the Loomis and Franklin spinning reels. I bought my so a Delta 3000 for Christmas and he fishes it all the time paired with a Shimano Scimitar m/heave rod. I bought a Loomis and Franklin Perfexion 6'6 m/heavy casting rod around 2008 and it is still my favourite rod of all! Enjoy it even more than all my Shimano casting rods, including the Curado m/heavy. I also like the Mcarthy baits. They work just as good as baits twice the price. Here in Ladysmith we do not have a big variety of baits to choose from so Damiki and Mcarthur is the go to at much cheaper than Zoom baits fir example. Stunning channel.