What Is Your Dream Combo? 2024

outdoorsman110 reply :

Mine would be a Shimano Core 100MG7 on a G-Loomis Topwater Cast Rod 7'2" Heavy Action. Topwater Paradise.

What's your dream set up?

Baitcasting, Spinning, and Fly.

Goose52 reply :

The one with a 23lb LMB on the end of the line...

jerzeeD reply :

Spinning... St Croix legend tournament 6'8" M/F with a 35 size Pflueger Patriarch for the reel.

jerzeeD reply :

Actually , make that tip x-fast.

NorcalBassin reply :

My personal favorite in an 893 NRX with a Chronarch 50e. Fishes like a dream.

tomustang reply :

A combo that weighed 1oz, unbreakable, and could do every technique perfectly

thehooligan reply :

A 6'8 medium shimano cumara with a stella 1000 would suit me just fine

*Hootie reply :

Actually, my dream combo will always be the one I am currently using,

Right now, that happens to be a Duckett micro magic, 6.6 med. Heavy

and a Lews SS tournament, 6.4 1 reel.

Hootie

LgMouthGambler reply :

My 50E on my Clarus. It doesnt get any better than that for me.

j.bruno reply :

Shimano CORE MG50 with a Shimano Cumara 7ft MH

loodkop reply :

I'm currently saving up for a Cumara shakey head rod and Stradic 2500 reel.

ww2farmer reply :

I have them. St. Croix 7" MH/fast and 7' M/fast Legend Tournaments with Curado 51e's.

roadwarrior reply :

MBR842C/ Core 50MG

BCR893/ Curado 50E supertuned

PR844S/ Stella 2500FE

Jacob34 reply :

I got half of my dream set up with my C.F Burkheimer 2 WT. All I need now is a Hardy Flyweight, or a Hardy Bougle MK VII to pair with it.

Mike__D reply :

Team Daiwa TD-Ito (the chameleon color ones) in both spinning and casting paired with Daiwa Compile-X rods (only reason why I did not put down another JDM product like a megabass or evergreen rod is because I do not know enough about them to select one over the other).

Mike D

Love the looks of those Ito's!!!

J Francho reply :

I've got a couple dozen "dream combos." Every time I buy my dream setup, I dream up another that I need.

S Hovanec reply :

Currently fishing my 'dream' spinning set-up. Custom SCV 6'9" ML/XF with a CI4 2500. But like J Francho said, I have another dream rod on the brain. It's gonna be a SCV 6'10" M/XF extended to 7'2" and I'm gonna put a new Sustain on it.

I don't really know what I'd like for a dream casting set-up.

Fly? You can keep 'em, don't do that.

Center-pin. Currently have a 13' Talon ITM with a silver Islander. I dream of a 15' CTS with a Paine Falls 5" DeMarco in green or olive drab.

Mike__D reply :

On 5/9/2012 at 11:14 PM, J Francho said:

I've got a couple dozen "dream combos." Every time I buy my dream setup, I dream up another that I need.

Guess what? I believe I have the same sickness as you....

LOL

Capt.Bob reply :

Depends on the application,

under 3/8oz finess rig would be my St Croix L.E. 6'3 MXF with my Stradic 1000 MgFB 10# F.L. Chrystal, with 6'-8' 8# Flouro leader joined by a Blood Knott, the total weight of outfit 10.1oz

for 1/4 to 1/2 oz finess rigging, and some lighter smaller cranks and inline spinners or (bucktails) St Croix Avid 6'9" MLXF with my Lews Tounament Pro 7:1 w/20# F.L.Tracer Braid with 6'-8' 8# flouro leader joined by a Blood Knott, the total weight of this outfit 11.4 OZ

Both of these outfits used to be my Lake Erie Walleye rigging rods for drifting for Walleye or casting for Smallies,

for most other crankin and spining and deep heavier rigging, my St. Croix Avid 7" MF with a Lews Team 6.4:1w/20# F.L. Tracer Braid and 6' 12# Floro leader joined by a Blood Knott, the total weight of this outfit is 12.1oz

then for heavy salad and timber areas heavy rigging, flipping and such, my St Croix 6'10 Tele. MHF with a Lews Tournament w/30LB F.L. Braid and 25LB Flouro, or 20# Big Game, 4'-6' leader joined with a blood knott. a club at 14.6oz

I do love bass on the fly rod, I mainly use a weedless mouse, on my "you geussed it" St. Croix Legend Ultra 9' 7wt. with a 7-8 weight Reddington LA reel.

I ran my own Charter service on Erie for Walleye, Yellow Perch, and Smallmouth for 32 years, so I was fortunate that now at 58 years old I think I have my dream rigs and don't see anything changing! I retired from Chartering and am now getting back into Bass and Walley on inland lakes with a little Pike and Muskie fishing now and then.

steezy reply :

Steez reel on a Steez rod with a 23# LMB hanging on it.

PineappleWater reply :

LOL +1 for a Steez set-up but I already have a 7'1 Compile-X on a Steez 103HA! Funny thing is my dream set-up would be the new Zillion J-Dream 7.9 ratio on a Steez 7'4 SBD frog rod and a 23# LMB hanging on all of it! haha

SirSnookalot reply :

I'm pretty well set right now. I went into BPS the other day with every intention of buying something. Looking around at rods and reels, thought to myself, I like what I have and I'm already catching great fish, I don't need or want anything, left with a few bucktails. When the need or desire arises I'm sure I'll buy something, most of my equipment is bought on a whim at the moment.

Lucky Craft Man reply :

A Custom rod built on a G Loomis NRX JWR 894 with a Shimano Core 100MgFV. That would quite a dream there.

Stasher1 reply :

My dream combo? Jamie Eason and a cabin in the mountains.

As far as fishing gear goes, I'm with SirSnookalot. I'm comfortable with what I have, and with the exception of replacing my travel outfit due to breakage, I've pretty much stopped looking at new gear.

tomustang reply :

Come on guys you can at least 1UP goose by making it a 24#

0119 reply :

I have half of my combo, a vintage Ambassadeur 4500C custom made with new stock parts. Dual level wind bearings, main shaft bearing, no anti reverse, bearing mounted idler cog, Abec 7 ceramic spool bearings, ceramic pawl, carbontex drag. All mounted on a chromed brass frame. No I want a custom made topwater rod with a short straight rear grip, no foregrip, backbone but a very flexy tip. Just cant find the blank.

Bill16 reply :

calcutta TE DC on a Denali norwood rod MH fast. My wife bought them for me. I'm just dying to try it out.

Jason Penn reply :

i've had steez reels before and sold them, but i'm kinda back on a steez kick again. i think what i would like is a 100hsa with a 103 handle.

as for the rod, i would love to wrap my own that has all the detail of the megabass rods. i'm just getting into the rod building, but i can tell it's gonna take me years (if ever) to be able to that!

outdoorsman110 reply :

Keep it rolling guys.

Raider Nation Fisher reply :

Already got the reel, a Calcutta TE DC. I would like a custom rod to put it on, just can't afford one right now. If I ever get back to working 40hours again, I'll have DVT build me a Raiders rod to put it on. As for what type, I'm not divulging that info til I talk with him about building it. Wouldn't want some one to Jack my idea.

CJIII reply :

I just got my dream set up a Abu 4600C3 I need to find a rod for it.

Kowen117 reply :

On 5/8/2012 at 6:17 PM, loodkop said:

I'm currently saving up for a Cumara shakey head rod and Stradic 2500 reel.

Skip the stradic and go with spheros instead. There a lot cheaper and IMO just as good if not better than a stradic

J Francho reply :

Spheros is a decent reel, but it's specifically for saltwater, and the smallest size is 3000. Personally, I find the Stradic more refined. If you want to save, drop to the Symetre or Sahara; they come in 2500 size. You can't go wrong with any of these reels, though.

SirSnookalot reply :

The spheros is classified as an "offshore spinning reel", seems obvious to me Shimano means to say "offshore saltwater spinning reel". The 2 reels can't be compared, when it comes to repetitive casting and retrieving the spheros is not as smooth to start and gets that "geary" feeling to it, I have 2 of them a 4000 and 8000. The spheros is a workhorse offshore reel, IMO one can do better for a freshwater reel, hands down is not in the same league as a stradic, I own 2 of them as well. I would not sway anyone away from a stradic if wanting to stay in the Shimano family, a very good freshwater and inshore saltwater reel. All that said, if I were wanting an offshore saltwater reel the stradic would not be my choice, it's not an offshore reel. Staying in the Shimano line up I'd consider the sargossa, same price range and a solid reel.

I've owned and used all of these reels.

Dr. Watson reply :

I think i just got my dream setup, Revo MGX 7.1:1 and a G. Loomis NRX 802C 6'8" Jig and Worm rod....

Raul reply :

All my combos are my dream combos. Don´t want more than what I already have.

rayrock99 reply :

Right now I own my dream combos!

1-Shimano Conquest50/Gloomis MBR782

2-Daiwa TD A.O.I/Dobyns Champion 683C

The American reply :

I've dreamt of fighting a 10#+ on a cane pole.. Is that a dream combo?

baluga reply :

Conquest 100 on Phenix UMBX 606H

TourPT reply :

My dream combo would be if Loomis took there GL3 MBR845c, if they even make this model anymore, and added 3 or 4 inches for extra leverage, for IMO such would make a great frog rod. If you must the same in IMX, but really I am talking Frog Rod so IMX or GLX is not needed for such. As for the reel, Quantum Tour PT is all I use for frog fishing and is all I will ever need for such.

One last dream is that someday soon somebody makes a line conditioner that repels the dang cotton that is all over the lakes around here from the cottonwood trees. Man what a pain in booty is it this time of year, having that stuff stick to the line, clog guides and so forth. I will pay whatever is asked for a bottle of such, just please someone make such!

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