hey rusty i would reccomend the loop 11' 6" 8weight....its my go to spey for the bow both nymphing and streamer fishing...as for reels i would say for jsut over 100bucks the loop clw 8twelve will ahve more than enough room....pm sent
the biggest qustion is what kidn of fishing are you planning on doing..do you plan on shooting line, tossin mega streamers, swingin with teh same length....