My first outfit was a Shakespeare combo that came in a shrink wrap package. Rod, reel and line included. The rod was fiberglass, the reel was plastic, real plastic, and the line was, well, I don't really know what the line was?
It was maybe an 8wt rod? At least I used an 8wt line. I broke it 3 times in the boat, twice on the boat cleats and once taking out my frustration on a tree. My dad repaired it all three times with an autobody fiberglass kit. Talk about heavy.
I eventually replaced that outfit with a 6wt Browning Silaflex rod and Martin single action reel. Still have it, too.

[This message has been edited by bstacy1974 (edited 03 March 2006).]