My new rod and reel

Finally got the time to head down to the fishing shop nearby my workplace with my colleagues during lunch last Friday.

At the shop, we tried a couple of rods, found a few suitable ones but those were way over my budget. The cheaper ones were a little bit flimsy and we wondered how long it'll last before snapping. I finally settled on one which felt balanced in my hands, a cheap 5 ft that wasn't too flimsy or too rigid. A DAM Crosspower rod which can take about 10-15 g of lure.

Next the reel, as my budget was low, I kind of had very little choice, so I got a SureCatch front drag spinning reel, 6 ball bearings.

Initially, I wanted to keep the budget to SGD$50 but I ended up blowing it by $18.

Ah well....