I bought the BPS pro qualifier spinning reel and it came with a BPS performance rod.
The reel is nice 8 bearing, mag spool, really smooth. The only thing that bugs me is the bail after you release it and cast its hard to flip back with just the handle. A lot of people seem to have this problem based on the reviews on BPS, but that is the only down side to this reel (i can see myself getting frustrated with the reel already).The rod, 6' 6" MH, i could live without but it was free.
this was on sale for $80 during boxing week.
Right now BPS has the Shimano Sahara paired with the BPS extreme spinning rod for $140.
The Sahara reel i believe has the line propulsion system plus all the other standard shimano features but only has 4 bearings. They are the Anti-rust bearings though.
The BPS extreme rods are great. I own two trigger extreme rods both 6' 6" one Medium and one Medium heavy and they are light and sensitive.
I would like to know what you guys think about the 2 combos and which one you would prefer taking all things into account. such as price, features, quality, brand, and number of bearings.
Thanks,