Both the Echo Carbon rod and Cabela's Prestige Plus reel have features you'd expect to find in a much more expensive combo.

Echo Carbon rod designer and competitive fly-caster Tim Rajeff's main goal was ideally blending action and power to meet specific fly-fishing applications. The Carbon series is smooth and easy to cast. The medium-fast action is not too stiff and not too soft. The rods feature half-wells cork handles with composite pressure zones. Alignment dots allow for easy assembly. Carbon rods have a matte brown finish and anodized-aluminum reel seats. Each rod comes with Cordura® nylon-covered rod tube.

Cabela's Prestige Plus reels are dependable, affordable and can handle long days on the water. The disc-drag system sports a cork drag washer. It adjusts to a wide range of settings. The cast-aluminum frame has an unmatched strength-to-weight ratio. The midarbor design yields plenty of backing capacity. A molded, paddle style handle and large drag-adjustment knob are features that make this an exceptional reel at an extraordinary price.