If you are serious in your pursuit of ole whiskers, be sure to check out Pinnacle's Catfish Master Combos. Both combos use Vision VS55 round metal baitcast reels with large capacity aluminum spools, three stainless steel bearings, centrifugal spool brake and a bait clicker switch. The medium heavy action dual layer composite rods are 7' one-piece (combo item # PCM701COM) and 8' two-piece (combo item # PCM802COM). Both rods have comfortable black non-slip EVA handle grips.