Does Anyone Else Care About Aesthetics Of A Combo? 2024
MassBass reply :
When I am putting together a combo I really am concerned with it matching and looking cool. My best looking combo Is a silver/grey quantum exo pt matched with a silver daiwa. Its really sharp looking. My carp combo I have been using is a black/red ambassaduer and a black/red ugly stick. Black/red seems like a common color theme on rods and reels. White rods got real popular. The new gloomis rod is black with bright green designs, what reel would match with that bright green color? I am looking at getting a shimano cardiff during the off season, which is silver with gold. Im having a hard time finding a rod that would go with it, thats what made me think to start this thread.
SPECIAL ENGINEER reply :
Take a look at the new Lews Mach1 for the gloomis. Another option would be to pick another reel and add some parts from hedgehog to match the rod. Drag star and spool tension knob should be enough and shouldn't be too spendy
zachb34 reply :
I like when my combo matches, bit in the end it doesn't always work out that way. I have a veracity paired with a chronarch ci4 amd it looks sharp. Also a curado E on a previous model loomis with the gold accents, I'm the sun. The blank it pretty close to matching the green. If you really care about matching, Hawg Tech will sell you some pieces that are anodized to match the accents of the rod. They also sell after market hook keepers on different colors you can help match the reel. I think a Veritas would look good with that reel it's white with a little silver, but no gold.
S Hovanec reply :
I've always said that life's too short to fish with ugly equipment. I go to great lengths to match rods to reels and reels to rods.
poisonokie reply :
One thing about it, most tackle does jive together pretty well. That's one reason why you don't see any more green curados. God, what were they thinking?
poisonokie reply :
that said, if tatula reels were fuscia pink and rods were olive green, I'd still fish the heck out of em.
bigbill reply :
My $14 Shakespeare green baitcaster reel matched my green Godzilla rod.
Really. Does it matter to me now I could careless. As long as the setup balances and functions I'm good.
God only knows what I fished with as a kid.
poisonokie reply :
take the combo in my profile pic, for instance. A brown Silaflex with that pewter blue Lexa? Hideous. It got the job done and then some until I moved on to better things that just happened to be more esthetically acceptable.
bootytrain reply :
Are you talking about the e6x rods?On 9/12/2015 at 5:25 AM, MassBass said:When I am putting together a combo I really am concerned with it matching and looking cool. My best looking combo Is a silver/grey quantum exo pt matched with a silver daiwa. Its really sharp looking. My carp combo I have been using is a black/red ambassaduer and a black/red ugly stick. Black/red seems like a common color theme on rods and reels. White rods got real popular. The new gloomis rod is black with bright green designs, what reel would match with that bright green color? I am looking at getting a shimano cardiff during the off season, which is silver with gold. Im having a hard time finding a rod that would go with it, thats what made me think to start this thread.
tomustang reply :
okuma helios would probably look good with that ex6
SudburyBasser reply :
I'm apparently the contrarian in the thread as aesthetics is far from my mind when I'm putting together a combo.
Little too fetishist for me...
kickerfish1 reply :
On 9/12/2015 at 6:01 AM, poisonokie said:One thing about it, most tackle does jive together pretty well. That's one reason why you don't see any more green curados. God, what were they thinking?
They look great on the Green NRX or GLX rods, Orichi XX rods with green thread wraps, and the Champion Extremes. I would post a photo but 50E is in for service.
tomustang reply :
Who hates green? It's my favorite rod color
Goose52 reply :
On 9/12/2015 at 7:23 AM, kickerfish1 said:They look great on the Green NRX or GLX rods, Orichi XX rods with green thread wraps, and the Champion Extremes. I would post a photo but 50E is in for service.
Here you go...
MIbassyaker reply :
Every combo should be black and silver.
That would make this much easier.
I like to pretend I'm mainly interested in being practical, but it bothers me waaaayy more than it should when rod and reel colors clash.
Kentuckysteve reply :
I'm one of those guy's that don't care.As long as it works great i'm fine with it.Having the colors match is not going to make the fish bite so it don't matter to me.Just like bigbill.....I fished with so much junk as a kid i'm just happy having something that works good.
Big Bait Fishing reply :
i don't like colored rods , i Citri-strip the blank down to it's natural graphite . my reels i like black to match the rod . i have a Pflueger Patriarch Magnesium spinning reel that is dark blue but it blends well with the custom Phenix rod i have it matched to. so yes , i like them color matched ....
poisonokie reply :
On 9/12/2015 at 7:37 AM, Goose52 said:Here you go...
I stand corrected. Those are sharp.
poisonokie reply :
Actually there's some green on a rod I just got that I never noticed in the pictures. It's a nice emerald green like that nrx in between the rod specs and first guide. The reel I have on it is metallic silver so it looks pretty nice.
kickerfish1 reply :
Thanks Goose! I knew you had my back.
the reel ess reply :
Yes, I do. I was bummed when the Johnny Morris nameplate fell off my favorite reel. It still works just as well, but seems lower quality now.
d-camarena reply :
I dont look at matching colors but i always match brands on reels and rods and most of the time they end up matching in color. For example my crucial rod matches the symetre on it perfectly and my zodias rods match my ci4+ stradic perfect too
BaitMonkey1984 reply :
I picked one combo last winter based upon aesthetics. It was a team daiawa rod and a HD Quantum Escalade Baitcaster reel. My best looking combo with black and blue on both. Worst d**n combo I have. It sits in the rod locker the majority of the time. Lesson learned for me, no more caring about looks.
kickerfish1 reply :
Here are a few new additions. Color coordinated. Once I have more time and get everything back I will post a fully color coordinated lineup. Something for the Shimano and Daiwa guys. Colors match but also feature classic rods or reels on modern rods or reels.
A few new reels. Bought the TDZ 100m used but the Alphas SV and Exscence DC new. Both of the new reels arrived today. Hoping to try them soon. Spooled them up with line now to add "fish slime" And for all the color coordinators out there everything matches!
S Hovanec reply :
NFC + CI4
RodGeeks + Fuego
SCV + Stella & SCIV + Certate
SCV + Steez
Sadly, only one of them is mine.
kickerfish1 reply :
I like those and I am not a SC fan. Well done on the builds and reel pairings!
S Hovanec reply :
On 9/12/2015 at 10:48 AM, kickerfish1 said:I like those and I ak not a SC fan. Well done on the builds and reel pairings!
Thank you. I have a SCV on the bench now that I'm pairing with a TwinPower. I'll snap some pics when its done. Hope to be fishing it next week.
Don't have a pic of it, but I have a SCV + Stradic Mg that's pretty sharp too. That one will soon be my wife's. Will be keeping the Mg for something else and getting her a new JDM Stradic.
bigbill reply :
Rod color vs reel color vs line color vs bait color do I have that correct? Now factor in the color of the fish lol
The women fisherman have nothing to do with this. It's a guy thing.
I need to look for my Godzilla baitcaster need to post pics.
S Hovanec reply :
On 9/12/2015 at 11:32 AM, bigbill said:Rod color vs reel color vs line color vs bait color do I have that correct? Now factor in the color of the fish lol
You laugh. Green rod, green line, green spindle on the reel. Green fly.
roadwarrior reply :
On 9/12/2015 at 5:59 AM, S Hovanec said:I've always said that life's too short to fish with ugly equipment. I go to great lengths to match rods to reels and reels to rods.
Just as important as performance for me.
stkbassn reply :
I'm starting to and I hate myself for it
Goose52 reply :
On 9/12/2015 at 11:50 PM, S Hovanec said:You laugh. Green rod, green line, green spindle on the reel. Green fly.
...and just perfect for catching some green bass... 
S Hovanec reply :
On 9/13/2015 at 3:33 AM, Goose52 said:...and just perfect for catching some green bass...
Lil heavy for bass. 11wt. Musky/pike/salmon. 2 of those are green tho!
rippin-lips reply :
If I'm spending money on a combo they're gonna look good together. Then you have to get a carbon handle for it, and some new knobs possibly. Of course color match an SV spool to it all. Add a few dress up parts from Hedgehog Studios and you are set. Balance and function come first, but with all of the options available it's pretty hard not to accomplish that and make it look good at the same time.
K_Mac reply :
As you can see, MassBass you are in good company. I am in the other camp: I don't care at all about aesthetics. How it performs is important, I just don't care if colors match! You guys have perrty stuff though!
EvanT123 reply :
It's nice when it happens but not a big priority for me. One of my favorite combos is white reel, yellow line, green blank, silver guides and light blue tape holding the reel on. Pretty dang ugly but oh so nice in the hand.
flyfisher reply :
i have never once considered color of my combo when making a purchasing decision. Now if i was building my own rods I may consider it as i want something that i think looks good but function is light years ahead of how it looks for me.
Goose52 reply :
On 9/13/2015 at 3:54 AM, S Hovanec said:Lil heavy for bass. 11wt. Musky/pike/salmon. 2 of those are green tho!
Catch BIG bass...
(the fighting butt should have been a clue that it was a heavy line wt. rod... 
)
.ghoti. reply :
I match my rods and reels by weight and application. AnSS SV, PX-R, and an assortment of Alphas get paired with my lightest power rods, for used with the lightest baits and line. A few Zillions and an Abu Record go with my heaviest power rods for the heaviest baits and line. A pair of TD-Zs and a flock of Fuegos fit in between.
Within each subdivision, I go with what reel feels good with which rod.
What they look like together has nothing to do with it. I simply don't care.
BassThumb reply :
The fish don't seem to care, so why should I?
Function over fashion.
IAY reply :
Do you have same expectation of things as a fish does?On 9/15/2015 at 3:44 AM, BassThumb said:The fish don't seem to care, so why should I?
Function over fashion.
buzzed bait reply :
i asked this same question a while back and was actually surprised at the number or people who do coordinate their combos!
http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/149652-does-it-really-matter-to-you/
Choporoz reply :
Short of something in a Barbie motif...or perhaps a Barney purple, I couldn't care any less than I do now.
K_Mac reply :
On 9/15/2015 at 4:09 AM, Choporoz said:Short of something in a Barbie motif...or perhaps a Barney purple, I couldn't care any less than I do now.
Give me a Barbie motif Metanium/NRX combo and I will fish it without reservation!
buzzed bait reply :
On 9/15/2015 at 4:09 AM, Choporoz said:Short of something in a Barbie motif...or perhaps a Barney purple, I couldn't care any less than I do now.
i think the Enigma rods fit somewhere in there..... that's about the only rod selection i've seen that made me immediately say NO....
poisonokie reply :
On 9/13/2015 at 4:49 AM, rippin-lips said:If I'm spending money on a combo they're gonna look good together. Then you have to get a carbon handle for it, and some new knobs possibly. Of course color match an SV spool to it all. Add a few dress up parts from Hedgehog Studios and you are set. Balance and function come first, but with all of the options available it's pretty hard not to accomplish that and make it look good at the same time.
Yeah, man, I've been eyeing one of those complete sets for a while now. I think the dark blue with the orange 6 pt drag star to match that sv spool would be sweet. Of course, once you do that, you could just about buy a new reel, but oh well.
rippin-lips reply :
On 9/15/2015 at 6:01 AM, buzzed bait said:i think the Enigma rods fit somewhere in there..... that's about the only rod selection i've seen that made me immediately say NO....
Yeah, they look a bit wild. I wouldn't purchase a yellow, or red rod though either. I dislike those colors. Even white rods aren't up there.
Mike L reply :
Couldn't care less...
We got enough to think/worry about while on the water.
Mike
JeziHogg reply :
As long as the reel isn't Black with red then I'm happy.
bootytrain reply :
On 9/12/2015 at 7:35 AM, tomustang said:Who hates green? It's my favorite rod color
Yeah green curado sold like hot cakes
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