Fishing Reel Advice

[blugill]

I'm looking for a really good (and reasonably priced) spinning reel.
Something that's an all around good reel, a meat and potatoes type of reel that'll last a long time.

Rod recommendations are also welcome.

I know that there are tons of outdoorsmen on this forum and something that I can just use after work with the daughters and have a cigar by a lakeside is what I'm looking for