I Love My New Combo. Tell Me About Yours 2025
CAbassboy reply :
So i bought a bass pro shops pro qualifier 6:4:1 with money that i got from my birthday and money i saved up and i have had that reel for a while. IT IS GREAT. i love the braking system witch i currently have them both set at zero and i can cast my Rat-L-Trap a mile and not even get a single tangle or overlap. i definitely reccomend buying it. for 99.99 it is one of the best reels on the market from my eye. My friend also out of the blue took me and got me a shimano crucial crainkbait rod for my birthday, i absolutely love it. It is so light and sensitive and it has a great action. not to mention the black matches the silver of the reel amolst pefectly. so guys tell me what you got and how much you love it. weather it be spinning or baitcast tell me! i would love to get new reel/rod ideas for future purchases and i am pretty sure other people would to!
Felix77 reply :
Depends on what you like to do ... if this is your only rod then my next purchase would be a spinning rod for finesse applications. 7' MF would be my suggestion.
lmbfisherman reply :
On 10/25/2013 at 4:07 AM, Felix77 said:Depends on what you like to do ... if this is your only rod then my next purchase would be a spinning rod for finesse applications. 7' MF would be my suggestion.
I'd second this.
baluga reply :
Conquest 50 on Cumara 6'3" Medium. Love this combo for finesse casting small hardbait 1/4oz - 1/2 Oz.
*Hootie reply :
You are suggesting an $800.00+ combo for a 15 yr. old????....lol.
Hootie
John G reply :
On 10/25/2013 at 4:48 AM, hootiebenji said:You are suggesting an $800.00+ combo for a 15 yr. old????....lol.
Hootie
A $800.00 combo isn't that far fetched for a kid living at home if he has a minimum wage job. I started out at $3.45 per hour bagging groceries in 85. The kids are all making over $7.00 per hour now.
*Hootie reply :
On 10/25/2013 at 6:01 AM, John G said:A $800.00 combo isn't that far fetched for a kid living at home if he has a minimum wage job. I started out at $3.45 per hour bagging groceries in 85. The kids are all making over $7.00 per hour now.
I guess.... teach a 15 yr. old priorities like that, he'll probably be homeless by the time he's 21.
Hootie
MichiganFishing1997 reply :
$800 on a single combo at my age? HA! I paid 900 for my boat and two motors.. I find a balanced budget with combos that cost less than half that is plenty.
Arv reply :
Favorite set ups right now are probably my Daiwa Fuego spinning rod (6'10 M/XF)/Daiwa Tierra 2500 set up or my Powell Endurance 723CEF/Lews TP (7:1) set up. Between the two I can cover basically everything I fish. My next set up will probably be a swimbait rig.
John G reply :
On 10/25/2013 at 6:09 AM, hootiebenji said:I guess.... teach a 15 yr. old priorities like that, he'll probably be homeless by the time he's 21.
Hootie
Or realize that the finer things in life are worth working and saving for.
John G reply :
BTW, I do have a $800.00 combo and it's not my favorite. That combo is a Loomis MBR783 GLX with a Shimano Conquest 100.
My favorite combo right now is a Loomis MBR844 IMX with a Shimano Citica 200E. I just put a Hawgtech Handle on the Citica and the only thing that would make that combo any sweeter than it already is, is that I should have bought the rod on eBay instead of paying full retail price at a dealer. I bought the rod new, the reel used in excellent condition and added the new handle. I have just a tad over $400.00 invested.
Jrob78 reply :
On 10/25/2013 at 3:33 AM, CAbassboy said:So i bought a bass pro shops pro qualifier 6:4:1 with money that i got from my birthday and money i saved up and i have had that reel for a while. IT IS GREAT. i love the braking system witch i currently have them both set at zero and i can cast my Rat-L-Trap a mile and not even get a single tangle or overlap. i definitely reccomend buying it. for 99.99 it is one of the best reels on the market from my eye. My friend also out of the blue took me and got me a shimano crucial crainkbait rod for my birthday, i absolutely love it. It is so light and sensitive and it has a great action. not to mention the black matches the silver of the reel amolst pefectly. so guys tell me what you got and how much you love it. weather it be spinning or baitcast tell me! i would love to get new reel/rod ideas for future purchases and i am pretty sure other people would to!
On 10/25/2013 at 4:48 AM, hootiebenji said:You are suggesting an $800.00+ combo for a 15 yr. old????....lol.
Hootie
It sounds to me like the kid is just excited about fishing and wants to hear about other people's combos. Read the title of the thread.
CAbassboy reply :
The way you say this is very ignorant. Where do you get 800 dollars from. Rod is 159.99 and the reel is 99.99 and its my most expensive ok. Takes me more that a year to save up that much so please don't say that I have no priorities and will be homeless.
CAbassboy reply :
And to the others thanks for the advice on the spinning but I already have one havab
CAbassboy reply :
Hahah*
tomustang reply :
On 10/25/2013 at 3:33 AM, CAbassboy said:so guys tell me what you got and how much you love i
I don't love my gear, I love my wife. Of course I like the combos I have or I wouldn't have them.
Point is it doesn't matter what others like, it's what would be comfortable in your hands.
Cgrinder reply :
On 10/25/2013 at 6:36 AM, CAbassboy said:The way you say this is very ignorant. Where do you get 800 dollars from. Rod is 159.99 and the reel is 99.99 and its my most expensive ok. Takes me more that a year to save up that much so please don't say that I have no priorities and will be homeless.
The $800 was in reference to another poster's Cumara/Conquest 50 combo. Though $800 is high even for that. Secondhand, you can do $600 easy. 
I raid the flea market on a regular basis and one of my favorite combos is from there, a Savvy 703 with a Citica D on it. It sees mostly 1/4 oz jigs and 3/8 oz spinnerbaits with a little jerkbait action thrown it.
I also have a Cumara A with a Chronarch 50e on it. It's my dedicated Senko rod.
A Chronarch 200e on a MH *** comes in third. It did frog duty during the summer and it's been on Sammy duty since the pads died.
For spinning, I have a Sedona on a St. Croix Triumph. It's nice for just about everything and makes a good all-around setup for pond-hopping.
There's also a Quantum Smoke casting reel and a Stradic 1000 MGFB in reserve. I tend to acquire gear throughout the summer and then downsize over the winter. We'll see what stays.
Was this more along the lines of what you were looking for in a response?
Paul Peixoto reply :
***lews tourney pro. My combo to throw everything on right now
mjseverson24 reply :
Try either a shimano compre or clarus. these lineups have good sensitivity especially with the new reel seat which is in my opinion the best seat for transmitting sensitivity to your hand from the rod blank. they have a great warranty program,so you can fish with confidence, they are a bit tip heavy, but not uncomfortably heavy. around 100.00 these are great options for future setups. for a reel it sounds like you enjoy your PQ i would stick with that, if you want a small step up try the citica.
Mitch
*Hootie reply :
On 10/25/2013 at 6:22 AM, John G said:Or realize that the finer things in life are worth working and saving for.
And when you wake up one day, and find you have all the finer things, but none of the necessary things, the finer things hit ebay at half price.....Let me guess, you are not a financial counselor.
Hootie
*Hootie reply :
On 10/25/2013 at 6:36 AM, CAbassboy said:The way you say this is very ignorant. Where do you get 800 dollars from. Rod is 159.99 and the reel is 99.99 and its my most expensive oOooooook. Takes me more that a year to save up that much so please don't say that I have no priorities and will be homeless.
Wasn't refering to your post, but to John G's advice to you. I think your combo is a very wise choice.
Hootie
John G reply :
On 10/25/2013 at 4:14 PM, hootiebenji said:And when you wake up one day, and find you have all the finer things, but none of the necessary things, the finer things hit ebay at half price.....Let me guess, you are not a financial counselor.
Hootie
Did you not see this part of my post?
QuoteOr realize that the finer things in life are worth working and saving for.
*Hootie reply :
On 10/25/2013 at 5:14 PM, John G said:Did you not see this part of my post?
Bye.
Hootie
GoneFishi'n reply :
I'm happy throwing my LDC production XH($235). It is paired with a Shimano Cardiff 300($119). You guys should see the price of the baits I buy... I could have bought a car by now haha.
lmbfisherman reply :
I have too many favorite combos to name just 1.
CAbassboy reply :
ok, my apoligies. with no quote made it sound as if it was directed towards me
DogmanRich reply :
The great times of fishing is when you and ya 30dollar combo beat the wanna be pros at fishing,,,, but all in all Im 32 and Just started buying 130dollar reels paired with 80dollar rods... d**n thats a few ugly stick combos lol. Treat ya self sometime
5fishlimit reply :
My favorite is a daiwa zillion on a 6'6" mh/f Duckett.
It can do everything I need except dropshot.
For that I'm eyeing a daiwa pixy.
Mike L reply :
Right now my favorite casting setup is a Phenix M1 X11 crank rod with a 2nd Generation Revo S.
And a Phenix M1 M/XF spinning rod with a Symetre 3000Fj reel.
Mike
EvanT123 reply :
2500 stradic fj 7'0MLF avid. That thing can do almost anything in ipen water and light vegetation.
DogmanRich reply :
East coast sports 6'6 rod, pflueger president 6935 spinning, abu revo s 3 with the 7'0 med vendetta casting.
bass1980 reply :
Since you got a cranking setup I suggest getting an all around setup. $300 is a good price point. $200 reel and $100 rod.
Mine is a Chronarch E and *** *** MH. You'll like this combo. Balances great. This is a very versatile setup.
SirSnookalot reply :
On 10/25/2013 at 7:28 AM, tomustang said:I don't love my gear, I love my wife. Of course I like the combos I have or I wouldn't have them.
Point is it doesn't matter what others like, it's what would be comfortable in your hands.
For sure !
On 10/25/2013 at 7:52 AM, Cgrinder said:For spinning, I have a Sedona on a St. Croix Triumph. It's nice for just about everything and makes a good all-around setup for pond-hopping.
This or something similar is all I need for pond bass fishing, 1 step up in both rod and reel for canals.
My latest combo is an 8' inshore Okuma cedros with a Quantum Cabo 40 reel loaded up with 300 yds of 20# braid, like it a lot.
Capt.Bob reply :
The Team Lew's Pro Supertuned with jerked over drag and ceramic bearings, on my Custom St Croix Extreme 6'10" MXF, the rear outfit,The It is a very light fast and sensitive setup which excels at casting weightless soft plastics, as well as as heavier Carolina rigs, with the power to land larger fish. Not the lightest outfit, but at just under 11 oz. makes it easy for an old man to fish without fatigue for hours!! Here it is in the rear with it's bigger sibling, the Team Gold and 7'2" MHM Extreme, both reels have the 7.1:1 gears. This is my newest one.
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