thanx guys i'll look into them..

honestly my 40$ walmart special combos fair me well. ive been using them for atleast 5+ years now. bought 2 of them. last year i broke 1 rod. i got a snag and was walking back to break it and one of the guides blew off causing the rod to go to a wierd angle and broke the wooden rod. figured id atleast use both reels for my spares...a better rod is definently in order..and better reels will be nice...something with a decint drag and nice and smooth operation

i know catfishing gear gotta be tough. exspecially with ME lol. i tend to always end up fishing solo. i cant seem to find anyone willing to sit down the river at all hours of the night waiting for that ONE bite. my biggest fish come passed 11pm. noone wants to sit around passed 11pm unless they are drinking...i aint puttin up with boozers while im catfishing! theres a time and place for everything lol. im just serious about my fishin..but anyways..im always kicking over a rod or dropping one down the hillside while i try to carry ALL my gear down in one trip etc etc...

cant wait for this year. i know i can probably catch me a couple here and there now...but late june or so is when the river temps heat up along with the fishing...and i'll have the new rigs here by then. sooo i'll just keep groundhog huntin till then on my days off to pass the time