I'm planning on hitting the steelhead on the larger rivers this fall, and my ultralight stream trout setups won't be ideal for the bigger fish and faster moving waters I'll be fishing. I'm looking for a decent sub-$150 round baitcast reel and a 9'-10' medium/light to medium weight rod in the $100 range. So far, I've been considering the Abu Garcia C3 5500 and an Okuma SST 9'6" medium/light casting rod. Are there any other reels and rods I should be looking at? I've always been an Abu guy when it comes to baitcasters but I wouldn't be opposed to trying a different round baitcaster.
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