I ordered a 4 weight last week. It is a LL Bean Quest II rod. It is a $69 rod designed to be easy to cast for beginners. Mike uses these rods for teaching his classes. I guess after seeing me cast he figured I could use all the help I could get, LOL!!!

Here's a combo. It's a little more at $139, but I bought this for a buddy who just started fly fishing. It's a nice combo for the price. Pat Ehlers is actually a desinger for Echo rods and is the owner of this shop. The smallest is an 8'6 4 wt.

http://www.theflyfishers.com/fly-shop-details.asp?cat=Product+Root&ID=3&pID=1573