If you have never fished I would go get a few walmart spinning gear combos' to start with ..Or even spincast (Zebco's) My 5 year old nephew went from never holding a rod to being able to cast about 20 yards in minutes with a zebco combo we got from walmart for 20 bucks...I put a bobber with about 1 foot of line under it with a small bait hook and put a senko on it...His first trip out he caught 10 bass...He is now hooked and looking to get a better rod like his uncle has