If it get some one going great but if it is a bad out fit he may quit.

my Dad told me and everyone that ever came in to his store to get a rod for a beginer (he is 85 now and sold rods and reels from 1945-1982 and I quote " give your good rod to the beginner or kid and you use the cheep junk, a good caster can make anything work. the beginner needs all the help he can get!" this is still true today.
Don't even try to tell me that hipreformance rods are hard to cast for a beginner. as for the line, a poor quality line will make a great rod fish like crap. The good news is that a 100,00 rod today is on average twice as good of a tool for casting than you could buy for any amount of money up untill the the late 70's and early 80's that includes my best cane lenard or Michele.
Buy a poor out fit for 20.00 and replace it in a few trips or buy an outfit for 150.00 and have a backup rod for life when you step up to a new one.

Rich