Daniel-San wrote:

As a fellow semi-newbie, I'll wade in on this one.

thanks a lot Daniel, I read your suggestions and I went and finally I
bought the rod!

take a trip up to Gurnee and see
the older guy at Bass Pro. He's a really nice guy and will tell you
the God's honest truth about their stuff, and will recommend stuff
that he doesn't even sell. I've had many conversations with him, and
have learned a lot.

that's interesting, I went there but I didn't meet him, maybe next time

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ciao
Vittorix