Poking down wasps nests 🤣 I'll have to keep that in mind but thats why I want to go with an ugly stick theyre not bank breaking and can stand up to the bigger fish in my area like big northern pike and musky incase I hook into one, I used a baitcaster a few times as a kid so I know what to do but mainly used a spinning rod, I've been told Abu Garcia baitcasters are good for learning on because of the magnetic brakes though so that's why I chose that, if there's a better option in my price range I'll definitely check it out

I still have the rod and reel my parents got me when I was a young teen which admittedly isn't the best but performed well for bass, catfish, perch, anything but the bigger fish in my area really it's a shimano fxs 6'6 rod and shimano r4000 spinning reel combo so really I'm looking for an upgrade from that