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Daiwa reply :
Anyone notice how the cheap stuff ends up being your favorite? I have alot of nice, expensive gear but my cheapest rod and reel combo was 15.00. Daiwa Shock. It is my favorite reel. I can cast 100 feet no problem with a jig. (not sure exactly, im not a person who has measured my casts, YET!)
Anyone else notice how nice the cheap stuff is?
roadwarrior reply :
Nope.
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Daiwa reply :
Really, I still know the nice stuff is great but I dont know what I would do without my Daiwa Shock. Oh, wait yes I do, Id go to GanderMtn and buy another!
Grey Wolf reply :
That's your opinion and business.
SimonSays reply :
In regards to rods, in my opinion a crankbait rod is the only thing I'd go cheap on...I have a st croix Avid crankbait rod and a cheap quantum crankbait rod and they both work just the same. All I feel from both is pressure before I set the hook never any taps or anything else, just pressure.
senile1 reply :
I can't say that I have found a favorite in my inexpensive stuff, but I have found the occasional pleasant surprise at the functionality that I obtained from some cheaper purchases.
=Matt 5.0= reply :
QuoteAnyone notice how the cheap stuff ends up being your favorite?
Um...... :-?
I've noticed that the cheap stuff usually ends up in the trash, or getting donated to the young un's.
Pigsticker reply :
Yeah i know went to walmart and bought one of those orange rods forget the name (celery stick?) and for a cheap rod it is pretty decent but i'll stick to berkely lightings as my favorite cheap rod. LOL j/k
seriously you get what you pay for, and the jump from a cheap combo to 300 plus combo is a big one, but a lot of good equipment sells for a relatively cheap price, like shimano rods(not talking about cumaras)
some of those are like sub a hundred dollars and really nice.
anything above a say 700 dollar combo is probably just showing off
(cough*cough* RW), ;D j/k or its just a mental confidence thing
Tin reply :
Anyone ever notice how cheap stuff can raise your blood pressure and cause you to throw and punch it?
BrockSamson reply :
Sorry, all I've noticed is I usually end up spending a lot of money on good stuff to replace the cheap stuff shortly after buying it. 8-)
Pond Hopper reply :
QuoteAnyone ever notice how cheap stuff can raise your blood pressure and cause you to throw and punch it?
Or beat it on things Not saying that it cannot catch fish but in the long run it is not worth it.
Raul reply :
QuoteAnyone notice how the cheap stuff ends up being your favorite?
Uhmmm.........nope, cheap stuff has never been my favorite. :-?
QuoteAnyone ever notice how cheap stuff can raise your blood pressure and cause you to throw and punch it?
Yup, more likely.
J-Man6927 reply :
I have had some pleasant surprises regarding some of my backup (i.e. cheap) reels(Pflueger President, Shimano Sienna,), but for the most part I think you get what you pay for.
Daiwa reply :
How about for you guys:
Have you ever noticed how the cheap stuff performs better than you thought?
Bass XL reply :
For the first question: No.
For the second question: No. It's usually cheap for a reason.
BigBrotherThunda reply :
couple pleasant surprises:
garcia silver max, bought for pondfishing, but like the spool flow and strong drag so much it is now on my TD flipping stick.
quantum torsion rod 7'mh, bought for river cat fishing, is now my go to topwater rod because it is firm Im7 with a soft tip, paired with another surrpise pinnace inertia 9BB baitcaster.
otherwise im all shimano (way too many curados and citicas, and a pair of daiwa fuegos and hsta 153's)
Redlinerobert reply :
Cheap stuff has it's place, I'm sure. Don;t know where though...
Jake P reply :
QuoteCheap stuff has it's place, I'm sure. Don;t know where though...
....In storage.
Grey Wolf reply :
QuoteQuoteCheap stuff has it's place, I'm sure. Don;t know where though.......In storage.
For children to use.
LAO162 reply :
Fishing with cheap gear is better than not fishing at all
That said, this year I haven't touched the inexpensive starter gear that I purchased last spring.
Fishing with cheap gear did, however, help me to determine my needs so that as I buy more expensive gear I am getting outfits that suit my preferences.
Ballpark Frank reply :
Although I have a couple of Lightning Rods that I still use occasionally from the bank, the cheap stuff is for guests and their kids. Even my 8 year old daughter uses good gear; G.Loomis GL3 and Revo S.
Chad. reply :
QuoteAlthough I have a couple of Lightning Rods that I still use occasionally from the bank, the cheap stuff is for guests and their kids. Even my 8 year old daughter uses good gear; G.Loomis GL3 and Revo S.
What do you mean by children? ^ Agree with the above im a child (14) the cheap stuff ends up in frustration. The most expensive combo I have is not my favorite, but the cheapest is definetley not my favorite. Sorry about my senseless rambles for a moment I lost all intelligence.
FishTank reply :
I say get the good stuff at a cheap price......
Watch for sales and coupons. Maybe even a used reel or rod in BR's Flea Market Section.
But far as equipment goes that is inexpensive to begin with, you are going to take your chances. Some stuff is great for the weekend angler for occasional use. For me personally, I don't want to have to fight with my gear> I wan't the chance to be fighting for a big fish. If I think (and the key word is think) a quality reel or rod will give my a better chance of landing a monster, then I am all for it. This doesn't mean that I can't go out with my anceint Zebco 33 and not catch a quality fish. I just want there to be more fun, less frustration and lots of fish.
roadwarrior reply :
Yep...
Regardless of the argument about "catching",
high quality gear makes the "fishing" more fun.
8-)
Gone_Phishin reply :
My buddies and I take an annual walleye trip every year to Wisconsin's northwoods. This trip is where I break out the cheaper stuff and leave the mg reels and super high modulus rods at home.
Each boat has two to three people in it, and a lot of our 'eye fishing is done at night. Well, those of us who are not driving the boat are usually drinking booze/beer/wine pretty heavily. A crowded boat, in the dark, with a few drunks = leave the high-end tackle back at camp.
K_Mac reply :
This is a topic that comes up often, and sometimes turns ugly. :-? I believe you should fish what makes you happy and can afford. I have health issues that cause money to be very tight, and because of that I fish with BassPro Extreme rods and baitcast reels, and I have Pflueger President (1) and Shimano Spyrex (1) spinning reels on Extreme rods. They all work well and give me a lot pleasure, but I have used higher end eqipment and appreciate the difference. I recently fished with a friend and used a Shimano Castiac/G-Loomis 844 IMX combo for jig fishing and would recommend this combo to anyone. I love fishing a jig, and my BP outfit does a fine job, but there is a world difference. Sometimes spending a few extra bucks on rods, reels, crankbaits, plastics, jigs-you name it-makes perfect sense, other times maybe not so much. The real fun is finding what works best for you. 8-)
BTW I'm saving my pennies for a new jig fishing rig.
roadwarrior reply :
Keep an eye on the BassResource.com "Flea Market".
There are great deals that pop up occasionally.
8-)
bass wrangler569 reply :
The only good thing that about cheap gear is that when you get the good stuff, you appreciate it more. I personally believe that you get what you pay for.
wagn reply :
cheap stuff is hardly ever a good deal.
I took my mom out fishing for the first time and bought her a license for mother's day and she brought with her some cheap spincast outfit, not even a zebco, something worse. She could barely cast it at all, and had so much weight on worm just to get it out 10 feet. I gave her a shimano set up I had to use and she couldn't believe the difference.
First time out and she caught 2 nice keepers. Not bad i'd say
David P reply :
QuoteCheap stuff has it's place, I'm sure. Don;t know where though...
In the trash.
Infidel. reply :
Cheep rods and reels, no.
Lures, well that depends on what you mean by cheap. I have a stock pile of $18-$30 cranks but I still throw Fat Free Shads and Normans instead. In this case, the cheap stuff is my favorite. Same goes for Jerkbaits. HJ-10 husky jerk is my hands down favorite and that bait is cheap comapred to the Vision 110's I have in my box.
firefightn15 reply :
Daiwa, Fish with what ever YOUR happy with. Don't matter what others fish with. What does matter on a forum like this, which is for learning and a little socializing, is to take everyones feedback and digest it. I have found that alot of times the opinions and advice of others that I don't agree with some times open me up to new ideas and ways of thinking. You like your Daiwa Shock and that's cool. I wish you the best of luck with it. Hopefully your pb!
Brian
strick9 reply :
Diawa, Sometimes this can be a pretty tough crowd, don't let all the nay sayers change your opinion. If your Shock is your favorite then good for you and no one else has to like it.
Sometimes people have more money than sence!!!!
It's not like it's golf or something important, it's only fishing!!!!!! ;D ;D
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