What Are Your Rod/reel Combos For This Season? 2024
motodmast reply :
Thought this would be a cool one. Everyone can list all there combos they plan on using this season. And what you are using that combo for. If you have tons of them, just list your favorites, or list them all, its up to you!
My 2013 rod/reel combos:
1. *** *** BLACK 7'3MH w/ gen3 revo sx,17lb fluoro. -jigs, t-rigs flippin & pitching
2. *** *** BLACK 7'1 MH w/ quantum catalyst, 15lb fluoro - jigs, t-rigs flippin & pitching
3. Shimano crucial 7'2 MH xf w/ cabelas tournt ez and 30lb braid to 12lb fluoro - football jigs & carolina rigs
4. Powell diesel 7'2 MH w/ abu pro max, 14lb fluoro - spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, swimjigs lipless cranks & squarebills
5. *** *** Black 7'3 M w/ pinnacle SX-HS 12lb fluoro - senkos flukes small t-rigs finesse jigs
6. Powell diesel 7'6 w/ lews speed spool, 50lb braid -topwater, frogs, carolina rigs(fluoro leader) , punching mats
7. G.Loomis GL2 7' M crankbait rod, w/ lews speed spool 12lb mono - all cranks & jerkbaits (no deep divers)
8. Okuma C3-40x 7' ML w/ revo sx 6lb fluoro - dropshot and small grubs
9. *** *** Black 7'1 M w/ abu orra s 15lb braid to 8lb fluoro - shakey head, wacky rig, finesse worms, tubes
Thats all my combos and what ill be using them for!
SoCalFisher reply :
Phenix recon 6'8 L w/ shimano curado 50e - weightless plastics
Phenix recon2 7'1 H w/ shimano chronarch 200e7 - jigs
Phenix composite x 7'6 MH w/ abu garcia revo stx - crankbaits
*** *** black 7'1 MH w/ shimano curade 200e7 - texas rigs
I also have a shimano crucial for flipping but it needs a reel. Probably going to replace the revo stx with a chronarch 200e5 and use the revo stx with my crucial.
bassinbrian reply :
Just copied and pasted this in a file I had, hope it comes out ok! This is pretty much what I have everything dedicated to.
************Crankbait*************
Steez Flexlite M 7' Mod (Steez 100)
(Steez 12lb)
Steez Flexlite MH 7'2" Mod (Steez 100)
(Steez 12lb)
***************Jig****************
Steez Compile-X H 7'1" Fast (Steez EX)
(Samurai 55lb)
G Loomis NRX MH 7'1" XF (PX68)
(Steez 10lb)
***************Trig***************
St. Croix Extreme MH 7' Fast (Steez 103)
(Samurai 55lb)
Otterods MH 7'6" XF (Revo Akatsuki)
(Sniper 8lb)
**************Frogs***************
Steez XBD XH 7'4" Fast (Z)
(Suffix 65lb)
Zombie H 7'6" Fast (Zillion Type R)
(Suffix 65lb)
************Topwater*************
Steez SVF MH 6'3" Fast (Revo Aurora)
(Samurai 55lb)
*************Dropshot**************
Steez Megatop ML 6'11" XF (Pixy Type R)
(Steez 10lb)
***********Spinnerbaits************
SVF MH 7' Fast (Zonda 68)
(Samurai 55lb)
***********Punching**************
St. Croix Extreme H 7'11" Mod F (Zillion Type R)
(Suffix 65lb)
************Jerkbait***************
Zillion M 6'6" XF (Zillion)
(Samurai 55lb)
***********Shakeyhead**********
Fuego M 6'10" XF (Fuego 2000)
(Sniper 8lb)
ww2farmer reply :
Casting:
St Croix Mojo 7'11" H/MF w/Shimano Cruxis 201, spooled with 50lb Power Pro braid.....................flipping, punching, A-rigs, big hard body swimbaits
St Croix Legend Tournament 7'10" H/M w/Shimano Curado 201DPV, spooled with 20lb Power Pro braid...............deep cranking
St Croix Rage 7'1" MH/F w/Shimano Citica 201E, spooled with 50lb Power Pro braid............frogging, swim jigs, chatterbaits, soft plastic swimbaits, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits
St Croix Legend Tournament 7' MH/F w/Shimano Curado 51E, spooled with 30lb Power Pro braid.............jigs, t-rigs, c-rigs, pitching, spinnerbaits, swim jigs
St Croix Avid 7' MH/F w/Shimano Citica 201D, spooled with 30lb Power Pro.............jigs, t-rigs, c-rigs, pitching, bubba shotting
St Croix Legend Tournament 7' M/F w/Shimano Curado 51E, spooled with 20lb Power Pro braid............flukes, jigs and t-rigs around lighter cover, senkos, drop shotting heavier cover than I would with a spinning rod, smaller spinnerbaits and buzzbaits
St Croix Mojo 7' MH/M w/Shimano Citica 201D, spooled with 20lb Power Pro braid.............lipless cranks, squarebills, shallow/mid depth cranks.
St Croix Mojo 6'6" M/F w/ Shimano Citica 201E, spooled with 20lb Power Pro braid.............jerkbaits, topwater, flukes, senkos, tight quarter shallow cranking
Spinning:
St Croix Avid 7' ML/F w/ Shimano Sonora 2500FB, spooled with 10lb Power Pro braid...........drop shotting, small weightless plastics, small crankbaits
St Croix Mojo 6'8" M/XF w/ Shimano Sonora 2500FB, spooled with 15lb Power Pro braid..........wacky jigs, shaky heads, finesse jigs, tubes, senkos
St Croix Eyecon 6'3" M/XF w/Shimano Sonora 2500FB, spooled with 20lb Power Pro braid..........skipping docks, small jerkbaits, small topwaters,
Shimano Convergence 6' UL/MF w/ Shimano Sienna 1000FD, spooled with 4lb Berkley Nano-fil..............panfish.
Back ups/loaners/Pond hopping combos:
Berkley Lightning Rod Shock 7' MH casting w/Shimano Bantam Citica 201 spooled with 50lb Power Pro braid
Berkley Lightning Rod Shock 7' M spinning w/ Shimao Syncopate 2500 spooled with 20lb Power Pro braid
motodmast reply :
Everyone has some nice setups
Quitlimpin reply :
My arsenal is constantly changing, but as of right now these are my setups. I mainly use 6-8 of them and a few of my setups are mostly for white bass.
NRX804C-- Revo STX
NRX803C--Steez 103HA
NRX803C--Alphas Ito
Cumara 6'3"H--T3 1016
Cumara Reaction 6'3" M--Alphas 103
Megabass Rattle Viper--Mica Pixy
Lami 6'2" ML--Sol
Custom 5'8" ML--Alphas Type F
Lami XL724--Viento
Cabelas XMLTI 6'10" H--Calcutta 250
Custom 7'6" Broomstick--Revo SX
Custom 6'8" MH--Curado 100D
QUAKEnSHAKE reply :
Quantum Smoke 7' Med Fast with Core50mg ---1/2 to 3/4 lipless cranks, jigs, frogs
St Croix LTB 6'9" MLXF with Curado 50E--Ikas,Damiki Hydras
Cumara 7'6" ML medfast Reaction with Okuma Helios HS273-- 1/4-1/2 lipless cranks, 1.0,1.5 sqbills
St Croix Legend Elite 7'6" M F with Pflueger Supreme XT-- Senkos_____spinning
St Croix Avid 8' ML Moderate with Stradic 1000---nightcrawlers,small cranks,senkos_____spinning
jtesch reply :
- shimano cumara 7'2 md. fast with revo mgx
st.croix legend tourney 6'8 m f with revo mgx
shimano crucial 7'2 m xf with gen 2 premier
st Croix rage 7'2 m f with gen 2 revo premier
kistler magnesium 7'3 mh with tuned up daiwa zillion
powell endurance 7'2 crankbait rod with revo winch
abu veritas 7'6 h xf with shimano chronarch
shimano cumara reaction 6'3 m with lews tourney mg
shimano cumara spinning 7'2 mh xf with daiwa ballistic
shimano crucial spinning 7'2 dropshot with daiwa sol
fenwick elite tech smallmouth 6'10 m f with shimano strdic fj
Hooligan reply :
Cumara 6-8 MXF Stella 2500
Cumara 7-2 MXF Stella 2500
Cumara 6-8 MH Sustain 2500
Cumara DS 7-2 MXF Stradic 2500
NRX 822 SHR Stella 2500
Cumara 6-8 MF Chronarch
Cumara 6-8 MXF Metanium
Cumara 6-8 MXF Chronarch
Cumara 72 MXF Chronarch
Cumara 72 MXF Core
Cumara 68 MHXF Core
Cumara 68 MHXF Core
Cumara 72 MHXF metanium
Cumara 72 MHXF Chronarch
Cumara 7-7 Core
GLX 854 Chronarch
GLX 855 Core
GLX 803 Curado
GLX 852 Curado
NRX 894 Curado
Cumara 7-11 MH Curado
Cumara 7-11 MH Curado
Cumara 7-11 MH Curado
Cumara 7-7 M Curado
St Croix Rage 7-2 MM Curadou
St Croix Rage 7-2 MM Curado
Wild Black 8 XXH Lexa 300
Cumara 7-9 Calcutta D
That's my general set. I didn't list any flipping sticks or odd rods like that. Under most situations these are as much a guarantee they'll be in the locker. There's another dozen rods that will change in or out based on the season.
thehooligan reply :
bassinbrian, quitlimpin, and hooligan, im jealous.... you guys have some awesome combos....
Mine are changing as well, but this setup has been working for me
6'3 m elite tech smallie rod/ stradic fj 1000
6'5 m cumulus/ sustain fg 1000
6'8 m cumara/ ci4 1000
6'3 m cumara reaction/ Daiwa alphas 103L type f
6'5 m cumulus/ Core 51
6'8 m cumara/ chronarch 51
6'8 mh cumara/ curado 51
I also have a 683 powell max, and 6'9 phenix m1 light i need to find reels for, hoping to pick up another daiwa....
Bluebasser86 reply :
6' 8" ML/F Crucial, 1000 Symetre-light dropshot/light cranks
7' M/F Premier, 3000 Sahara-small jerkbaits/wacky rigs
6' 8" M/F Mojo, 2500 Symetre-wacky rigs/tubes with insert heads/smaller cranks when it's windy
6' 10" M/XF LTB, 2500 CI4-shakyheads
6' 10" ML/XF LTB, Supreme 8230-dropshot/grubs
6' 6" M/F Vendetta, Supreme 8235-skipping docks
7' M/XF LTB, E7-light T-rigs and jigs/swimjigs
7' 3" MH/F LTB, E7-C-rig
6' 2" Avid M/XF, 50E-jerkbaits/poppers/small walkers
6' 6" M/F Mojo, Revo S-spinnerbaits/buzzbaits/big jerkbaits or walkers
6' 6" MH/F LTB, Lew's Speed Spool-spinnerbaits/buzzbaits/jigging or flutter spoons/chatterbaits
7' M/F Premier, 200BSF-traps/jigging spoons/long distance casting walking baits at schooling fish
7' MH/M Pro Glass, E5-squarebills/medium runners
7' M/F Mojo, 200B-traps
7' 8" MH/M Mojo, 5.1 PQ-deep cranks
7' 6" MH/F LTB, E7-pitching/big jigs and t-rigs
7' 10" MH/F Extreme, 300E-swimbaits/Arigs
S Hovanec reply :
Drop shot:
3S76MLXF.......Sustain 2000
5S69MLXF.......Stradic 2500Mg
5S610MLXF.....Sustain 2500
NFC DS6107 IM.......CI-4
Tube:
5S610MXF.......Sustain 2500
lmbfisherman reply :
On 4/17/2013 at 7:58 PM, thehooligan said:bassinbrian, quitlimpin, and hooligan, im jealous.... you guys have some awesome combos....
x2 maybe some day, I can reach that!
lmbfisherman reply :
Here is my main lineup -
Casting
1. GLX 853C JWR - Chronarch 50E
2. GLX 854C JWR - Curado E7
3. GLX 894C JWR - Curado G7
4. Cumara 6'9 MH/XF - Curado 50E
5. Crucial 7'2" MH/XF - Curado G7
6. Avid 6'6" MH/F - Daiwa Lexa 100
7. Avid 6'6" M/F - Daiwa Lexa 100
8. Aetos 7'6" H/F - Curado Bantam CU200
9. Daiwa T Rod 7' MH/XF - Quantum Energy PT
10. Compre 7'2" H/F - Citica G6
11. Compre 7'2" M/F - Citica G7
12. Clarus 6'6" M/MF - BPS Extreme
13. Veritas 7'3" MH/F - Citica G7
14. Custom Loomis 7'6 H/F - BPS PQ
15. Triumph 7' M/F - BPS PQT
16. BPS PQT 7' M/F - BPS Prolite Special
Spinning
1. Avid 6'6" MH/F - Cardinal 302
2. Crucial 6'8" ML/XF - Stradic FJ 1000
3. Airrus Ultra XL MH/F - Abu Garcia Cardinal
I will interchange and use combos based on what I'm doing that day or if I'm on a friends boat, canoe, shore fishing or on small tinny/inflatable.
Shore Fishing (2) odd times I will take 4 if it's not a long walk or a pond.
Friends boat (5-6)
Canoe (4)
Small boat (5-6)
cbass12 reply :
Casting:
7'6" Carbonlite MH/F - BPS PQ 7.1:1 Flipping/Pitching jigs and texas rig plastics
7'2" Shimano Clarus MH/XF - Abu Garcia Revo S 6.4:1 (Gen 2) Texas Rig Plastics, Spinnerbaits
7' Carbonlite MH/F - Abu Garcia Revo S 6.4:1 (Gen 2) Deep diving crankbaits, swimbaits
7' Abu Garcia Vendetta M/F - BPS PQ 6.4:1 Squarebills, chatterbaits
7' Carbonlite M/F - BPS PQ 6.4:1 Lipless crankbaits, topwater
6'10" Falcon Lowrider MH/F - Abu Garcia Revo S 6.4:1 (Gen 2) Jerkbaits, swimbaits
Spinning:
6'6" BPS Bionic Blade ML/F - Shimano Sedona 2500 (two of these) Crappie fishing, small crankbaits
6'8" BPS Extreme ML/F - Shimano Sedona 2500 Ned rig
7' BPS Bionic Blade M/F - Shimano Sahara 2500 Small swimbaits, 1/4 oz shakyheads
7'2" BPS Carbonlite M/F - Shimano Sahara 3000 (new model) Shakyheads, small crankbaits
7'2" Shimano Compre M/F - Shimano Sahara 2500 Weightless plastics, shakyheads
I'm hoping to add another 6'9" MH/XF Carbonlite and a 7.1:1 Pro Qualifier combo in the near future. I'll put the reel on the clarus and move the revo to the new carbonlite and make that my new jerkbait rod.
flyfisher reply :
7'1" St Croix Rage MF spinning Shimano Sahara
6'8" St Croix Rage MXF spinning Shimano stradic
7' St Croix Mojo MF spinning Shimano Sedona
6'8" St Croix Rage MHF Casting Shimano Citica
7' St Croix Mojo MHF Casting Shimano Citica
7' Kistler Helium MM Casting BPS Pro Qualifier
Sage 7'11" Bass II Largemouth lamson reel
Sage 9' 7wt XP Galvan reel
A few others too but these are the ones I use pretty consistently.
new2BC4bass reply :
Man! Some VERY nice outfits. And my wife thinks I have too many. HA. 
I picked up several new and new-2-me rods since last season. Also 4-5 new-2-me reels. Already had a few untried reels and a couple untried rods. Now I have to sit down and figure out what to pair with what.
Have a 105H and HMG Lite coming that will be used for a couple techniques that are new-2-me....Shaky Head/Darter Head.
V.I.P. Smallmouth/Black Max 1600C shallow crankbaits/squarebills
Cara/Fuego shallow/medium crankbaits/squarebills
ET Smallmouth MF/Curado 51E light lures
Cumara/Fuego Senkos/Fat Ikas
RX 7 Rainshadow/Zillion 50th jigs
Zillion F&P/Type R mostly used for frogs although I would like to start using it for what the rod was designed for because I now have a couple other Heavy rods
I'm thinking Purple Alphas/ET Smallmouth MXF for topwater. Or the TD-Z 103ML.
Those are the only combos I'm reasonably certain of. Majority of my rods have a Fast action, and I am apt to use them for just about anything. My Senko/Fat Ika rod is more apt to have a spinnerbait on it. LOL. Zillion 100SHLA, Morrum 1600, TD-X HSDF, TD-S, Premier, Zillion PE, Lews TP, Chronarch 101A and 100B, 2 Sols, another Fuego, 2 more Black Max 1600C are some reels looking for a home. Rods are a mixture of Quantum, Falcon, Fenwick, Daiwa, Prodigy, Shimano and Abu in Heavy, MH or Medium.
Spinning outfits are few and all set.
Fenwick RiverRunner/older Daiwa 1500 panfish
Cielo MH/Advantage 2000a jigs
Fenwick ET MF/Shimano 2500 MgFE whatever
Abu Villain MLF/ older Daiwa 2500 whatever
JellyMan reply :
Minimal yet highly effective.
Revo STX / Mojo Bass 7' MH/F / Power Pro 50lb Braid (Jigs, Pitching, Punching, Weighted Plastics)
Revo STX / Mojo Bass 7' M/F / P-Line Floroclear 12 lb (Weightless Plastics)
Revo S / Mojo Bass 7' MH/F / P-Line Floroclear 12 lb with a Speed Clip for changing lures on the fly. (Spinnerbaits, Crankbaits)
Revo S / Mojo Bass 6'8 MH/XF P-Line Floroclear 12 lb with Speed Clip. (Top Water)
Revo S Spinning / Mojo Bass 7' M/F / P-Line Floroclear 10 lb with Speed Clip (Shore Fishing, Pond Fishing)
webertime reply :
Casting:
Zillion HSLA / Phenix Recon 715 / Sunline Sniper 16lb (Small swimbaits, jigs, Spinnerbaits, Texas Rigs)
Revo STX / Phenix Recon 766 / Sunline FX2 60lb (Frogs, Flip and Pitch, Mini-Slammers, punkers, 6" Hudds, Shellcrackers, Carolina and Texas rigs)
Advantage HSTA / S-Rod 6'3" MHf / P-Line CXX 10lb (Topwater and Jerkbaits)
Revo Premier / Compre 6'10 MHxf / 832 30lb (Worms and Spinerbaits)
Citica 201E / Powell Diesel 765 / Power Pro 40lb (Flip and Pitch, Footballs, Swim and Spinnerbaits)
Tierra 153 / Lamiglas Excel 734 / Trilene Fluoro 10lb (Jerkbaits, Smaller Cranks)
Cardiff 101 / Mojo 7' MHm / Power Pro 30lb (Crankbaits)
Cardiff 301A / Quantum PT Swimbait 7'11" / 20lb Mono (Big-Boy Swimbaits)
Spinning:
Tierra 2500 / Lamiglas Excel 703 / 15lb 832 with a Fluoro Leader OR straight Sunline Sniper 8lb (Drop Shot, Shaky Heads, Tubes, Small Trebles)
Sar-ha-metrye 2500 (mutant) / BPS Extreme 6'8" Mxf / Power Pro 20lb (Ika's, Senkos, Drop Shots)
ColdSVT reply :
st croix legend tourny 7'1 w/ revo stx gen 3...jigs
st croix premier 7'0 w/ curado 201e7...t-rig
Gloomis GL2 w/ citica 201e...assorted soft plastics
Gloomis Gl2 w/ bps rick clunn...jerkbaits
Lews laser crankbait w/ revo STX gen 2...crankin
coming soon *** black for my calcutta that has been dormant
gr8outdoorz reply :
6'6" M/F Carbon Black w/ JM signature 7.1:1 - Jerkbaits
6'6" MH/F Carbon Black w/ PQ 6.4:1 - Spinnerbaits
6'6" M/F Daiwa T w/ Curado G5 - Topwater
7' H/XF Carbonlite w/ PQ 7.1:1 - Jigs
7' MH/F Carbonlite w/ PQ 6.4:1 - T-Rigs / C-Rigs
7' M/M Carbonlite w/ PQ 6.4:1 - Crankbaits
7'3" MH/F Veritas w/ PQ 5.2:1 - Small swimbaits (under 1 oz)
7'9" H/F Mojo Bass Swimbait Rod w/ Revo Winch 5.4:1 - Swimbaits (1 to 4 oz)
6'6" M/F Carbonlite Spinning w/ Shimano Sahara - Finesse techniques.
5fishlimit reply :
7'3" Duckett MicroMagic MH/F with a Team Daiwa Zillion 100SHL - 15# P-line C21 for jigs, t-rig, 1/2oz and up spinnerbaits, and carolina rigs.
7' Veritas MH/F with a Revo S - 10# Yozuri hybrid for spinnerbaits under 1/2oz, chatterbaits, crankbaits, and buzzbaits.
7'6" BPS Bionic Blade H/F with a Lew's Speed Spool - 65# Pro Pro braid for frogs, and pitching/flipping into thick cover.
7' St. Croix Premier with a Pflueger President spinning reel - 10# Sufix Performance braid for finesse presentations.
I will be adding another Duckett soon with a Revo STX as soon as my income tax return finds its way into my bank account. I have to say I am in LOVE with these Duckett rods.
Diggy reply :
I swap rods n reels around alot so Ill just list
veritas rods- 6ft9 mh micro, 7ft mh micro, 7ft11 heavy
carbonlite- 7ft mh micro
bps crankin stick- 7ft med fast
abu vendetta gen 1- 7ft m mf
field and stream tech spec- 6ft6 m f
berkley lightning rod- 7ft mh
*** *** black- 7ft1 mh
calico jack 7ft mh inshore spinning
abu orra s spinning combo rod
daiwa spinning combo rod
reels
citica 201e yz 12lb
revo sx gen 2 lh 50lb braid
lews tournament mg 12lb bps fluoro
BPS carbonlite LH gold yz 12lb
BPS pro qualifier lh 65lb braid
abu orra s spinning 10 lb braid
Daiwa combo reel --ramen noodles
I plan to buy an inshore reel soon and whatever deals I come across for other reels if funds allow.
deep reply :
Cabela's 6' ultralight/ some walmart Abu Garcia spinning reel
Powell Max 733/ Shimano Sonora 2500 (small jigs and plastics)
Walmart Abu Garcia Cardinal rod/ sitting without a reel on it
Shimano Compre 7' MH/ Shimano Curado 201G7 (multipurpose)
Berkley Lightning 7'6" H/ Shimano Curado 201B (punching)
Loomis NRX 893 JWR/ Shimano Curado 201G7 (jigs)
Okuma H swimbait rod/ sitting without a reel on it
Mattlures MH swimbait rod/ Shimano Curado 301E (small swimbaits)
Mattlures XH swimbait rod/ Shimano Cardiff 401A (bigger swimbaits)
GGR medium swimbait rod/ Shimano Cardiff 401A (even bigger swimbaits)
Okuma 9'3" musky rod/ Shimano Cardiff 301A (mattlures deadtwitch)
Kendog reply :
BaitCast:
1. Abu Garcia Vengeance 7'6" HVY / Lews Speed Spool / 50 LB BRAID
Application: Flippin' and Pitchin'
2. Bass Pro Shops Carbonlite 7'0" Med Moderate Action / Cabela's Gold Label / 20 LB Seaguar Braid
Application: Light Plastics (Weightless Senkos ect)
3. Bass Pro Shops Bionic Blade 7'0" HVY / Bass Pro Shops Tournament Pro / 15 LB P-Line Braid
Application: Topwater (Spooks, Poppers)
4. Berkley Cherrywood HD 7'0" Med Hvy / Diawa Triforce Z / 50 LB Braid
Application: Frogs
Spinning:
1. Berkley Lightening Rod 7'0" Med Lt / Diawa Laguna / 10 lb Copolymer
Application: Spinnerbaits
2. Quantum EXO Combo
Application: Crappie
Silas reply :
For THIS season: I'm waiting on a custom 16 rod, rod rack to come in from Washington. Lined up against the wall, awaiting it:
Casting:
JB Custom 7' Baby Snake with a Daiwa SOL
Megabass Rattle Viper with Steez 100SHA
Shimano Cumulus 6'5" with 2004 Purple Alpha 103
Dobyns 764CB Randy McAbee with Custom Black TDZ100
Dobyns 704 CB Glass with Custom Red TDZ 103
Daiwa Zillion 6'6" with Zillion 100SHA
Daiwa Zillion 6'6" with Daiwa US Trails 100M
G Loomis CR721 with 2005 Orange Pixy
Dobyns DX702C Finesse with Steez 103HA
St. Croix LTB 6'9" Dropshot with 2005 Tuned Airy Red Pixy
Spinning (new this year)
Shimano Cumulus 6'5" with Shimano 2011 Twinpower 2500
Shimano Curado 7'2" with NIB Vintage Sustain 2000FB
Dobyns Champion 703SF with new Vintage Sustain 2500FG
And one more incoming: Megabass Orochi Aaron Marten Limited Edition Dropshot rod ( I just couldn't help myself!)
Shimano Twinpower 2500
new2BC4bass reply :
On 4/19/2013 at 2:06 AM, Silas said:For THIS season: I'm waiting on a custom 16 rod, rod rack to come in from Washington. Lined up against the wall, awaiting it:
Casting:
JB Custom 7' Baby Snake with a Daiwa SOL
Megabass Rattle Viper with Steez 100SHA
Shimano Cumulus 6'5" with 2004 Purple Alpha 103
Dobyns 764CB Randy McAbee with Custom Black TDZ100
Dobyns 704 CB Glass with Custom Red TDZ 103
Daiwa Zillion 6'6" with Zillion 100SHA
Daiwa Zillion 6'6" with Daiwa US Trails 100M
G Loomis CR721 with 2005 Orange Pixy
Dobyns DX702C Finesse with Steez 103HA
St. Croix LTB 6'9" Dropshot with 2005 Tuned Airy Red Pixy
Spinning (new this year)
Shimano Cumulus 6'5" with Shimano 2011 Twinpower 2500
Shimano Curado 7'2" with NIB Vintage Sustain 2000FB
Dobyns Champion 703SF with new Vintage Sustain 2500FG
Another nice set of combos. Actually 'nice' is a little anemic.
Teal reply :
Wow... after seeing all that high end gear that some of you have, im wondering if im in the wrong line of work.
Grantman83 reply :
1.Dobyns champion extreme 702 with a pixzilla liberto
2.dobyns champion 684cb with a team lews pro
3.dobyns savvy 703 with team lews(discontinued model)
4.dobyns champion 705cb with shimano core 100
5.dobyns champion extreme 703 with shimano chronarch d7
6.dobyns Champion 734 with custom super tuned/painted zillion 100 hsa
7.dobyns champion extreme mike long jig rod with a daiwa zillion 50th anniversary.
8.Dobyns savvy 735 with zillion type r
9.dobyns champion extreme 745 with zillion type r
10.dobyns champion 736c with shimano core 100mgfv
11.dobyns champion 683c with shimano core 50
12. Abu Garcia veritas 7mhf with shimano stradic 2500
13.dobyns champion 765cb glass with daiwa lexa 100hpa
Did about $3000 in upgrading this winter...yikes
RyneB reply :
Gen 1 Revo S with a Skeet Cranking stick
Gen 1 Revo S with a skeet
Gen 1 Revo S with a skeet
Gen 2 Revo S with a Vendetta
Gen 3 Revo S with a Veritas
Gen 3 Revo SX with a Phenix Recon
Gen 2 Premier with a St Croix Rage
Daiwa Lexa 100 with a St Croix Rage
Revo Inshore with a Kistler Carbon Steel Micro
Spinning
Orra S with a Duckett rod
Pflueger President with a BPS Carbon
KevO reply :
1. 7'2 MHXF Cumara w/ Core 100mg - TX Rig
2. Dobyns Champion 685cb w/ Chronarch 50mg - Jerkbait / Topwater
3. 7'11 MH Cumara / curado E5 - Deep crankin'
4. Loomis BCFR 954 GLX / curado e7 - Flippin / punchin / c-rig
5. Dobyns Champion 705c / chronarch e7 - Foorball jigs / spoons
6. 7' crucial MHM / curado DPV - all around crankbaits
7. 7' crucial MHF / curado E7 - TX rig / Jigs / spinnerbaits
8. Powell endurance 795 / Chronarch e6 - A-rig / Frogs / flippin
9. 7' St Croix Premeir / curado DHSV -spinnerbaits / traps
10. Powell 703s w/ Saros 3000 - Shakeyheads / jigs
11. 7'2 MHXF Crucial DS w/ Stradic 2500 FI -shakeyheads/ drop shot/ jigs
12. 6'8 MXF Crucial DS w/ stradic 2500 FH - shakeyheads / drop shot / grubs
motodmast reply :
On 4/19/2013 at 7:48 AM, Teal said:Wow... after seeing all that high end gear that some of you have, im wondering if im in the wrong line of work.
No kidding! So of you have thousands of dollars in just rods & reels
MichiganFishing1997 reply :
Well... I guess I'm a little behind.
Spinning:
Berkley Cherrywood 6'6 M F / Shimano Sienna- shakey heads and jerkbaits
Berkley Cherrywood 5' UL F / Pflueger Trion- Small inline spinners and weightless plastics
Shimano Clarus 5'6 MH XF / Pflueger President- Live bait
St. Croix Triumph 6'6 ML F / Shimano Saharah- T rigs, shakey heads, small cranks, and jerkbaits
Fly Rod:
Redington Pursuit 9' 6wt F / TFO prism- small bass and panfish flies. Trout also.
TFO Hawgleg 7'11 8wt F / White River Osprey- Large bass flies, pike flies, and carp flies.
World Wide Sportsman 9' 10wt F / White River Kingfisher (Spooled with 350 grain sink line)- Musky flies.
That's everything.
Crabcakes reply :
I guess I do things a little differently. I fish for all kinds of species and only have one dedicated "bass" combo. It's a 7' MH shimano crucial with the full cork grips/citica 100d/ 20lb powerpro. I only make dedicated bass trips 5-6 times a year. Too many other things to fish for. I fill in other needs for bass fishing with the rest of my multipurpose gear.
new2BC4bass reply :
On 4/19/2013 at 9:19 AM, MichiganFishing1997 said:Well... I guess I'm a little behind.
Spinning:
Berkley Cherrywood 6'6 M F / Shimano Sienna- shakey heads and jerkbaits
Berkley Cherrywood 5' UL F / Pflueger Trion- Small inline spinners and weightless plastics
Shimano Clarus 5'6 MH XF / Pflueger President- Live bait
St. Croix Triumph 6'6 ML F / Shimano Saharah- T rigs, shakey heads, small cranks, and jerkbaits
Fly Rod:
Redington Pursuit 9' 6wt F / TFO prism- small bass and panfish flies. Trout also.
TFO Hawgleg 7'11 8wt F / White River Osprey- Large bass flies, pike flies, and carp flies.
World Wide Sportsman 9' 10wt F / White River Kingfisher (Spooled with 350 grain sink line)- Musky flies.
That's everything.
Seriously Dude! How do you expect the rod/reel companies to survive if everyone thought that way? 
You need to think about adding another 8-10 combos.
Capt.Bob reply :
Just the most used for Bass and Walleye, no fly rods or specialty equipment.
Baitcasting
1) St Croix XC72MHM Lew's Team Gold 6.4 w/20lbs. 832
2) St Croix XC610MXF Lew's Team Gold 7.1 w/20lbs. PP White
3) St Croix TBC68MXF Lew's Tournament Pro 7.1 w/20lbs. FL Trace Braid
4)St Croix AVC70MHF Lew's Team Gold 6.4 w/20lbs FL Braid Crystal
5) St Croix AVC70MF Lew's Tournament 6.4 w/14LBS FL crystal
6) St Croix AVC70MM Lew's Team 6.4 w/20lbs FL Tracer Braid
7) St Croix PC60MHF Lew's BB1 6.4 w/ 20 FL crystal
Spinning
1) St Croix AS70MHXF Shimano stradic 4000FJ w/20lbs PP
2) St Croix LES66MF Shimano Stradic 3000FJ w/15lbs FL Braid
3) St Croix LES63MXF Shimano Stradic 1000FJ w/10lbs F.L. Tracer Brade
4) G. Loomis IMX 6' LF Shimano 2500MgFB w/10lbs. FL
5) B.P. Bionic Blade 6'6" MH Shimano Sustain 3000FE w/15lbs F.L. Tracer Brade
6) B.P. Bionic Blade 6'6" MH Shimano Sustain 3000FE w/15lbs F.L. Tracer Brade
Trout Perch and Panfish Spinning
1) St Croix AS60ULF Shimano Stradic 1000MgFB w/6lbs FL
2) St Croix AS50ULF Shimano Saoros 1000F w/6lbs FL
These are my limited Musky & Pike setups, as I am fazing these out as it is harder and harder on the neck and shoulders to pound these big lures hour after hour. I use these on my vacation in Florida also with the 7'MHXF Croix AV and the FJ4000
1) Bass Pro Extreme Musky 7'6" Heavy W/ Shimano Calcutta 400B w/65lbs FL Braid
2) St. Croix AVC610MHFT w/ Shimano Calcutta 400B w/65lbs FL Braid
and 1) Bass Pro 6'6" M Jig Creature Extreme Musky series Shimano Stradic 4000FI w/20lbs FL
I keep a few Symetre's on BP Extremes(3) and Bionic blades(2) for friends and grand kids to use.
SirSnookalot reply :
Just my most used.
Bass
Pond.........6'6 clarus 6/12 ml, 30 supreme 10# braid
Canals......7' calico jack, 8/17 med, 35 supreme 15# braid
Inshore
Jettie........7' star mh 10/20, stradic 4000 20# braid
Jettie.........7'6 redbone mh 10/20 stradic 4000 20# braid
Beach........7'6 redbone med 8/17 soron 40 15# braid
Beach .......8' tsunami airwave med 8/17#, daiwa tierra 3000 15# braid
Barracuda..7' mh 10/20 blue runner, arbor 5000 14# mono.
Offshore
private boat.. 7' redbone 40#, penn conquer 7000 30# braid
private...........7' star hvy inshore 25#, soron 60 30# braid
private...........7' star 25#, avet mxj, 20# mono.
Drift boat.......7' redbone 30#, spheros 8000, 17# mono.
Next few days, 8' Okuma cedros inshore mh 10/20 or a BPS inshore extreme 8'6 with a Quantum smoke 50.
TNBassin' reply :
7'1 MH *** BLACK paired with a Gen 3 Revo STX
7' MH Veritas paired with a Gen 3 Revo S
7' MH Vendetta 2 paired with a Gen 3 Revo SX
7' MH Okuma Tarvos paired with an Okuma Trio 30s spinning reel.
MichiganFishing1997 reply :
On 4/19/2013 at 10:12 AM, new2BC4bass said:Seriously Dude! How do you expect the rod/reel companies to survive if everyone thought that way?
You need to think about adding another 8-10 combos.
Oh trust me I'm not done lol. That's just all I have, some of it is cheap but I'm confident in it and am glad I have it. Just don't have that much money. I'm getting better quality gear as time passes, the St. Croix just got added to my collection, and the 8 and 10wt fly rods.
MediumHeavy reply :
Powell Max 734 + Shimano Curado 200e7
Powell Max 704 + Shimano Curado 200e7
Powell Max 703 + H20 Xpress Mettle
Powell Max 706CB + Shimano Curado 200e5
Shimano Compre 7'2" DS + Shimano Sienna 2500
Looking to sell the crankbait rod and get something longer and either glass or composite.
TrapperJ reply :
My number 1 combo is my Duckett Micro Magic paired with White Revo S killer combo.
coak reply :
Casting
7'6" Shimano Cumara ML/MF+Daiwa TD-Pro=Light Cranks
7'2" Shimano Convergeance MH/XF+BPS Enigma=Frogs
6'8" Shimano Sellus MH/F+Daiwa Takara=Loaner
6'6" Shimano Convergeance ML/F+Quantum Energy PT=Light spinners, chatterbaits, etc. This rod always comes with me
6'6" Fenwick Silverhawk M/F+Quantum PT tour ed.=all purpose
5'6" Daiwa Strikeforce M/F+Daiwa Strikeforce=panfish
Spinning
7'0" Berkley Lightning Rod Shock ML/F+Shimano Spirex 2500RG
7'0" Berkley Lightning Rod M/F+Abu Garcia Cardinal 102
7'0" Hurricane Calico Jack M/F+Shimano Spirex 4000RG
6'8" Carrot Stix Wild MH/F+Shimano Spirex 4000RG
5'6" Berkley Cherrywood UL+Shimano CX 1000RG
5'0" Ugly Stik Lady+Abu Garcia Cardinal 101=wifes
4'6" Abu Garcia UL Special+Abu Garcia Cardinal 101=wifes
fishking247 reply :
same as every year. shimano reels and st. croix rods. i also use a falcon for cranks and topwater
War Eagle 44 reply :
Powell Max 703C - Citica 201E - 15# CXX This is my "all purpose" combo, mostly used for jigs & t-rigs but every now and then I'll throw a spinnerbait or chatterbait with it.
Powell Max 706CB - Citica 201E - 10# CXX Crankbait/reaction bait rod, mostly crankbaits (square bills to 6XD's) and scrounger head/flukes .
Powell Max 735C - Citica 201E - 50# PPS8S Frogs/Toads and swim jigs.
Powell Max 7105 - Citica 201E - 65# PPS8S Flipping/Punching.
Powell Max 683S - Symetre 3000FJ - 20# PPS8S Shakeyheads, finesse jigs, & weightless plastics.
Cumara A Umbrella Rig - Curado 301E - 25# CXX A-Rigs, swimbaits, & big swim jigs.
Clarus 7' MH - Chronarch 101B - 50# PPS8S This is my "pond rod" and one of two I usually take when going on a friends boat.
Scimitar 7' M - Sedona 2500FD - 20# PP My pond/travel spinning combo. This falls in the same category as the Clarus rod. I use it for anything the baitcaster isn't best suited for.
Those are the 8 setups that get the most use by far. I have lots of other higher end gear that I don't use much at the moment. I plan to try and change all that this year though, trying to get rods for my Calais and Calcutta DC's, Curado 51E, & Curado 201DHSV. Then I have a few rods that I need reels for like my Cumara 7'7" Reaction, which I already know I'm picking up a Chronarch 201E5 for.
MCS reply :
Just some working mans combos LOL
1 - 6'6" MH/F BPS Carbonlite with a Pflueger President XT 40
1 - 6'6" M/F Ugly Stick with a Pflueger Templar 35
2 - 6'6" Abu Garcia Conolon M/F with a Abu Cardinal 563
My oldest son rolls with a
5'6" Zebco rod with a Pflueger President 20
My wife has a Shakespeare Ladyfish combo.
Globadoc reply :
My Team
Starting Five
7'-0" St. Croix Triumph ML-F / Pflueger President 6735 (Spinning)
6'-8" BPS Carbonlite M-XF / Pflueger President 6735 (Spinning)
7'-0": Abu Garcia Vendetta M-F / Abu Garcia Silver Max (Casting)
6'-6" Berkley Lightning Rod / BPS Enigma (Casting)
(Bench)
6'-8" St Croix Mojo Bass M-XF / (Injured reserve - awaiting new spinning reel)
Chris at Tech reply :
Lemme see if I can do this from memory...
Spinning
Dobyns Extreme 703 w/ Stradic 2500 FJ
St Croix Avid 69MLXF w/ Stradic 2500 FH
Casting
St Croix Avid 66MF w/ G1 Revo STX
Dobyns Champion 683c w/ G2 Revo Premier
Dobyns Champion 703c w/ G2 Revo Premier
Dobyns Champion 704c w/ Zillion
Dobyns Champion 705cb w/ G2 Revo STX
Dobyns Champion 735c w/ G2 Revo STX
Dobyns Extreme 744c w/ G3 Revo STX
Bass Pro Crankin' Stick 7'6" MH w/ Revo Winch
Bass Pro Extreme 7'6" H w/ Revo Toro 51
Zillion 7' MH w/ Zillion high speed
Kistler Magnesium 6'9" MH w/ G1 Revo STX
zwhiten12 reply :
.On 4/19/2013 at 8:54 PM, TNBassin said:7'1 MH *** BLACK paired with a Gen 3 Revo STX
7' MH Veritas paired with a Gen 3 Revo S
7' MH Vendetta 2 paired with a Gen 3 Revo SX
7' MH Okuma Tarvos paired with an Okuma Trio 30s spinning reel.
What technique do you use each set up for?
TNBassin' reply :
Anything and everything. They are all pretty much general purpose set ups. Lighter weight stuff gets thrown on the sx and my spinning reel though.
zwhiten12 reply :
On 4/23/2013 at 11:11 PM, TNBassin said:Anything and everything. They are all pretty much general purpose set ups. Lighter weight stuff gets thrown on the sx and my spinning reel though.
Nice and simple, I like it!
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