I love shimano but their warranty around here is f!@#$%g meaningless.
Hence I'd point you towards most of the other big brands. Personally I run a Okuma Ceymar 30 which is a beast of a real for trout( even handles blue cod at 150m apparently!)
You can get a decent wee setup for $100+150.
For lure selection you cant go past having a fee Toby's in there and some tassie devils work a treat.
Veltics and mepps spinners are mint wee pieces to have in you're box too.
If you have some with a bit of pink, bit of silver, bit of gold, bit of green and some darker ones for colouring you'll get em.
You're rivers up there may differ slightly to what I'm fishing round here but most of the principles remain ;-)
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