Hi. sorry, I am not familiar with Rainshadow rods so I can't help you there. Here's some ideas: If you can have only one outfit, make it a 15# one. I find that is a good all-around pound test to have for both plastics and bait. If you can afford additonal outfits, I would get a 12# one for flylining smaller bait or tougher, clear water conditions and then a 20# for bigger baits or for structure or kelp. I personally like graphite, not fiberglass for my lighter tackle gear. Especially fishing bass which is what 1/2 and 3/4 day trips mostly do. I use levelwinds for lure fishing (easier to concentrate on the lure and not have to worry about laying line on the spool correctly) and non-level winds for bait (better access to spool for thumbing the bait as it swims--I like to flick the spool backwards to take up slack instead of putting it into gear). If you can only get one reel type but are doing both bait and lure fishing, get levelwinds. They are what I use for all my inshore fishing. I do have a non-levelwind 15# and 20# but they are more for longer offshore outings. Rod length should be 7-8 foot. I use Shimano's Calcutta XFA 8 footers: 812, 815, 820. Their new Terramar series is really nice too--less $ than the XFAs. For reels, I use Calcuttas: a CT250 for 12#, a CTE300 for 15# and a CT400 for 20#. I also have a Trinidad 14 for 15# bait and a Penn Jigmaster 506 for 20# bait. It is no longer available so for 20# I would recommend a Shimano TLD Star 15/30 for $99 or Trinidad 16 if you've got the bucks ($375?). Sorry for long reply, hope it helps.

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