>>1057888Everything I wanted to say has already been said, so...
For some real advice, Pflueger Presidents are great reels. $59 normally and they have a pink one. If you can't find a pink rod you like, maybe it would match a gold Fenwick Eagle. That's a solid setup that he/she won't need to replace within a couple months if they enjoy the hobby, but at the same time if "it" doesn't enjoy fishing and the rod ends up in the back of the garage, you aren't out too much $$$$.
