new rod & reel for trip south

[kingfish]

Well I finally got my new rod (yesterday) and the reel today in the mail for our big trip to Guntersville. As soon as I got home from work BB already had it rigged for me(I think he had to test it out, good thing he uses a left handed reel and me a right or I would have lost it before I got to use it.) Anyway we had to go out to the back yard to our pond and test it. He T-rigged it for me I' m not to good with plastics. Don't fish them much. I like crankbaits and topwaters. It worked real well I caught 3 -8 to 12 bass in about 20 min. I can't wait to try it on some big fish. The rod is a loomis IMX 7ft med/hvy with a Daiwa Zillion reel spooled with braid. I'm gonna try to practice alot before we leave that is if I can get it away from BB!!! If he learns to fish right handed I'm in trouble!!!!!!!