i would just get the wilderness trolling rods from fishusa.com in 8' med or med/light for 19.99 then buy good reels. i like daiwa in the 17 size but 27's are ok. i run divers and use the sealine sg17lc3b reels. here is a list of reels in order of quality as i know it.
1 shimano tekota 300
2 okuma coldwater 203 or 303
3 daiwa sealine 17 or 27
4 okuma convector 20
4 daiwa accudepth plus its a toss up between the convector. 17 or 27
5 okuma magda pro 20

the magda reels are a cheap way to enter trolling. but not the quality of the other reels. really i think the daiwa sealine are better reels but the cold water gets high praise. check the prices on ebay before you buy. also check on amazon.