Hi, I was just wanting a nice little rod and reel for really wooded areas, because I don't want to brake or waste any line ( even though I replace mine about every year) on my brand new ABU Vendetta! 

When you say wooded, are you talking about wood in the water like blowdowns and standing timber, or fishing a heavily wooded shoreline?

You can get some decent combos from Bass Pro or Cabelas for under $75. If you plan to fish a lot of fallen trees, stumps, sunken branches....plan on losing lures/line. Honestly if you're not willing to have some break offs and lost lures, don't fish that kind of water. If you fish with the right equipment you shouldn't have too many foul ups...but if you're running Bucktails, and crankbaits through fallen trees, best of luck to you. Try fishing texas rigged worms or creatures, and skin hook the point end of the hook so you reduce any hang ups. Good luck.

Well, what I mean by wooded is there are a ton of trees like standing and the branches are pretty long.

If you're talking about a wooded shoreline...trying to cast with a 7ft. rod in the middle of trees and bushes is a nightmare. From my own experience at this...I would suggest a 5ft. rod...maybe 5 1/2ft. And forget baitcasters for this also...tossing under low hanging branches is easier with a spinning or spincast reel.
                                                                          

If you are throwing crakbait's and other lures in to tree's and timber cabal's has these thing that are called luresaver titanium split rings.. if you get hung up the only thing you will lose is your hooks, put you don't lose you lures..they are six per pack and run $8.49 to $10.99 just a thought if you really want to fish in trees. good luck ..JOHN

But are the trees in the water or on the shore?

On the shore.

See post above from Mo65, good advice.

get a stiff worm rod and learn to do alot more worm fishing in areas like this

The narrow Trout streams I fish here are like that and I use a ultra-light rod and spinning reel. I usually spool with a high quality 4-6lb test line and have few problems. If you get a good quality rod it will help absorb the shock and have less line breakage.

You can also buy a Berkley Dock Demon, $10 at Wal Mart. I fish in swampy areas in Louisiana, so I deal with the heavy brush/trees on a daily basis, and this little spinning combo does the job for me.

That's a Zebco Dock Demon, not Berkely. Sorry about the mistake.

Thanks I will maybe try that!

If your after trout or smaller fish another option would be to use a ice fishing pole if it has a lot of trees and low branches to get around .

Here is an easy way. I use a 7 ft ultra light, spinning rod. Some of the areas I fish have low hanging trees. This is a great area, because the fish tend to stay longer. Sit on your butt and cast, or drop to a knee. I do this all the time and it works. It also gives you a lower profile, incase the fish are close to the surface.

Have you thought about sling shooting it under the trees. Open your bail or spool and hold it from letting out line with the rod tip point at the target take the lure in the other hand and pull back till the rod bows and then let the lure or bait fly and let go of the spool and you can shot it low and far. May take some practice but great technic for getting a bait under dokcs, trees etc. Good luck.

I find that a Texas rigged worm is pretty easy to snake through tree branches.