ok...and in the spirit of Christmas..Harrison Bay is a big shallow cove in a freshwater lake. The combo or outfit you bought would be a great rod and reel for fishing the ocean or offshore for some species of saltwater fish, like a lot of people in Florida do. However it would not be a good fit for fishing for smaller fish like bass, catfish, stripers and etc which is the most likely fish to inhabit harrison bay and lake chickamauga in general.
So if he will be fishing offshore in Florida you bought the perfect outfit, however to fish harrison bay and the lake in general he would need a different outfit or combo (both of which simply means the rod and reel come together ) and therefore to fish the freshwater lake the Abu Garcia Revo I mentioned which comes as an outfit/combo (rod and reel together) would be the best fit for fishing Harrison Bay and would still suffice for some light salt water fishing.as well. Harrison Bay should be called Harrison cove ,,,and if the Christmas gift is intended to be used while you are down to visit your parents the AbU Garcia rod and reel which come together is a better fit and at the exact same price. Bass Pro will do a swap ...so in a nutshell you bought a very nice outfit for saltwater,,,but for Lake Chickamauga the ABU Garica Revo rod and reel is the best fit I see at the exact price . So not only are you thoughtful but apparently wealthy..
.Merry Christmas and please forgive some of the humor we attempted in our initial comments..
