Abu Garcia UltraMax Vengence Combo
Going to GI in 2 weeks so I had to make sure 2 buddies have rods & reels so I decided to buy myself a cheap baitcaster combo from Dicks. I spooled it with 30lb pp and went to the Rez by my house to throw it some. Goodness this thing feels so much better out the box than I expected. It feels and cast better than my shimano citicas out the box. It might break down in 6 months but this is a good feeling $80 combo. I'll let y'all know if a Redfish destroys it in a cpl weeks.
ETA- I actually went to buy a Lews combo because I've heard so many good things about Lews baitcasters but the abu Garcia felt better in my hand and more sturdier built. The American hero combo and blue carbon Lews were the ones I picked up.