abu garcia ambassadeur 5000 baitcasting reel

So, my plan is to get started with this $70 combo for trolling from kayak in both fresh and saltwater, and later, upgrading the reel with bearings over bushings and with better drag washers and things like that. But, I noticed quite a few folks like to upgrade thier Abu reels. Anyway, based on my online research, the reel is (obviously) not up to par with a C3 which is so highly praised and valued among many circles in the fishing community. I'm not too crazy bout the rod but the reel looked like a keeper especially since it's 'made in Sweden' and not 'made in China'. I'm not a big fan of the idea of taking expensive rod/reel combos out with me when kayak fishing so, I saw that Walmart sells some rod/reel setups that include a generic Berkley rod matched with a Abu Garcia Ambassadeur One 5000 round baitcasting reel. Since I'm new to the kayak fishing scene, and since I've never used anything but a spinning reel in my life, I was wondering if I could get everyone's advice and/or recommendations on my plans for this reel. I'm looking to put together a couple of matching trolling combos to use while kayaking.

Abu garcia ambassadeur 5000 baitcasting reel