hi mate ive just started uptiding myself,and the two rods i use are the penn powergraph 4-10oz and the abu premium 4-80z both rods are fine for what i do, my mate has the shimano model which also does the bizz,my reels are both multis one is the shimano corsair 410a the other abu 7001,both left hand wind,the shimano casts better and further but the abu has the more powerful wind which is the nutz,hope this helps