Yep.. the way it breaks down is that I am Bait Caster guy.. (2) Blue Yonders (2)7000C3 I know.. I know.. but you dance with the one you brought and that is also the one I married for years now.. LOL!! So this will be my first spinning setup.. I saw a guy with about a 7.5 St. Croix rod and a shimano spinning reel and he was getting great distance working gulp and also throwing 52M series mirror lures while I was at the beach a few weeks back.. So I figured to try and get a setup to try out.. I want to thank everyone for their input!!