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You should be able to get a nice setup with your budget. Id try and save on a reel if anything. You can pick up a leeda magnum, vision deeps, a system 2 with chipped paint etc on ebay for pennys and they are still more than up to the job.
This freea up budget for the important bits, the rod and line. As above, shakespeare punch well above their weight for the money. Not the lightest or best cork but plenty of feel to them and built well enough to last years.

Love my system 2s and magnums.

 

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I hate a light reel and much prefer the look of them compared to a modern reel.

 

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Angling Active spey line which I believe were actually Jock Menteith lines.

Were they? I've heard good things about them in the past but never heard that they were monteith's.