hi guys, if anyone is in the market for a new boat rod i recomend the shimano tld 25 backbone combo. mine is set up for troling i have the 24kg backbone rod with a roller tip ive filled the reel up with 15kg mono i think it holds over 400m but dont hold me to that. the rod and reel is a qualitly entry level combo and is definately no penn sea boy( which is a good rod for kids) a secret of mine- go to www.motackle.com.au and you can get it for $265 plus shipping but if you can find a cheeper  price they will beat it. thats where i got mine from and had no problems - i was a virgin in online ordering.even got a credit card just to order it. it arrived in 4 days. most pricing around perth is $290 to even $350 so it pays to shop around and i broke it in a few weeks ago at exmouth 1st fish a 21kg mack paid it self off. i wil soon post the pics. well guys let us know how ya went. happy shopping