Whats Your Favorite Rod And Reel? 2025
blongfishing reply :
What rod and reel is your favorite? My favorite bait cast is my h20 express Camo meetle. My favorite spinning is a shimano stradic. I'm a Abu Garcia and Shimano guy.
robster80 reply :
as of right now its my 683 powell max and curado i
John G reply :
Favorite reel is a Antares HG and right now, the rod would be a Loomis MBR844IMX. My favorite rod will change soon because Fathers Day is right around the corner.
eyedabassman reply :
Lew's Tournament Pro & Carrot Stix or my G-Lommis
roadwarrior reply :
Baitcasting: G.Loomis GLX MBR842C/ Core 50Mg7/ Tatsu #20
Spinning: St. Croix LES70MF/ Stella 2500FE/ Tatsu #6
aavery2 reply :
Gloomis NRX JWR 853 for the rod and the Revo Premier IB JDM for the reel.
stratoliner92 reply :
G Loomis GLX BCR803
Lews TP
Tywithay reply :
It's a tie between my Expride 610M + Daiwa SS SV 103SH, and my Antares HG + ALX 7'4" Custom Dragger.
EvanT123 reply :
Stradic 2500fj and st.croix avid 70mlf. Can do everything from bottom bouncing tubes to walking super spook jrs.
bootytrain reply :
Aldebaran BFS followed closely by the Metanium XG. Rods.. Poison adrena and expride.
SJex reply :
Baitcasting - Shimano Cumara 7'2" MH/F (Red) and a Core 50mg7
Spinning - Shimano Crucial 6'8" ML/XF Dropshot Rod and a Saros 2500F
iabass8 reply :
casting: dx745 /w daiwa t3 1016
spinning: legend xtreme 69mlxf /w stradic 1000
Bass_Fanatic reply :
Powell endurance 714c w/Diawa zillian type r
Alonerankin2 reply :
Loomis 894cJwr w/ curado I 7.2.1
Kistler helium lta 7' spinning medium/fast
US reel super caster 180
Looking to replace spinner soon thou
MemphisFF reply :
My curado I 7:2 and my 7'3 *** black m/f really enjoying this set..
RoLo reply :
SPINNING: Dobyns Champion Shimano Stella Trilene Braid
CASTING: St Croix Legend Shimano Core Trilene Braid
Roger
doyle8218 reply :
Daiwa Tatula 6' 10" MH F
Lew's Tournament Pro Speed Spool 7.1:1
Arv reply :
Right now, DX 744c w/ Lews TP.
I just got the DX 742c, also w/ a Lews TP, and I would not be surprised if this one takes the lead.
new2BC4bass reply :
We've been through this plenty of times. Personally I can't choose just one of either. Biggest problem is that although I practiced my casting last year quite a bit with several new-2-me combos, it isn't the same as actually fishing. For b/c reels the Zillion 50th, Purple Alphas, Curado 51E, Fuego and Patriarch XT are high on my list. Rods it is tougher. In casting rods an older Shimano 7'2" MHF, Fenwick 7' MHF Aetos, 6'10" MF Smallmouth and a custom 7'MHF Rainshadow RX7 are well liked. However, I can't forget my Falcon Experts. The first really good rods I bought. Still like them.
Spinning gear didn't even get used last year other than to try out a new micro guide rod. I hated it. I do like my Villain ML which I feel is closer to a Medium. Haven't used the Fuego I purchased over the winter. My nicest spinning rod is an older Cielo, but since it is a MH it doesn't get used much because I prefer b/c for those weights. An older Fenwick Elite Tech 6'6" MF jig and worm rod ain't too shabby. 
Spinning reel brands are rather limited. I like my older Daiwas.
Darren. reply :
Current fav is my Chronarch 50e + BPS Carbonlite 6'6", now about 6'2" (which I actually like better than the original length).
ww2farmer reply :
Spinning: Fenwick Elite Tech Smallmouth 6'9" M/XF w/ Pflueger President 6930
Casting; Fenwick Elite Tech Smallmouth 6'9" MH/F w/Shimano Curado 51E
mjseverson24 reply :
Casting-----> Abu Verdict 7'M/F with a Daiwa T3-B 8:1...
Spinning----> St. Croix mojo bass 7' M/F with a pflueger president...
Mitch
War Eagle 44 reply :
My favorites change frequently so in a week this answer may be totally different but as of right now...
Casting: Shimano Chronarch 101B
Powell Max 735 frog rod
Spinning: Shimano Stella 3000FD
Shimano Cumara 7'2" MH
I actually don't have my favorite casting reel and rod paired together. 101B is on a Shimano Clarus 7' MH and the 735 has a Citica 201E (which is a very nice reel in it's own right, especially after all the mods) on it. The spinning rod and reel however are a combo.
The 101B has all the internal upgrades, carbontex drag, OS 7 spool bearings, ceramic line guide pawl, and lastly all of the appropriate parts and spots have been polished, that you normally hear guys making. Most complain about this reel's weight but it doesn't bother me in the least, in fact I'm pretty sure that's one of the reasons I like it so much. Well not so much the weight but what the weight means, solid aluminum construction throughout which translates into better overall operation. It just feels like a tank. Love these reels.
masterbass reply :
Dobyns dx743 with t-3 ballistic 8.1 ratio.
Hoytman#1 reply :
Dobyns DX744c / Shimano Core mg7
Perfection
IowaHusker28 reply :
Favorite Spinning: Mojo Bass 7' Medium with a Quantum Pt Energy Reel
Favorite Casting: 7'6" Veritas Medium Heavy with a Revo S or 7' Medium Veritas Winch with a Curado
tbone1993 reply :
Dobyns 735c and a 7:1 ratio lews tournament pro. Close second is my dobyns 765cbglass and 5:4 ratio bb1pro
SirSnookalot reply :
Always subject to change, at present a Star 7'6 mh with a Quantum cabo 40 reel, used for elevated areas like jetties and sea walls.
Equally enjoyed but for water's edge use like the beach is a 7'6 med Hurricane redbone with a Abu soron 40.
Missourifishin reply :
Casting: St. Croix Mojo Bass Glass 6'10" M/M with a Lews Tournament Speed Spool 6.4:1
Spinning: St. Croix Avid 7'0" M/F with a Pflueger Patriarch
new2BC4bass reply :
On 5/14/2014 at 10:11 AM, ww2farmer said:Spinning: Fenwick Elite Tech Smallmouth 6'9" M/XF w/ Pflueger President 6930
Casting; Fenwick Elite Tech Smallmouth 6'9" MH/F w/Shimano Curado 51E
So Dan made a convert of you too? Very nice rods for the money aren't they? Two very nice combo selections.
thehooligan reply :
Shimano Conquest 51 & Shimano Cumulus 6'10
ww2farmer reply :
On 5/14/2014 at 7:00 PM, new2BC4bass said:So Dan made a convert of you too?
Very nice rods for the money aren't they? Two very nice combo selections.
Yup. I just wish they made a larger selection. Rumor has it.... That a largemouth elite tech series is in the works . I wish I would have jumped on the elite techs that were out a few years ago.
*Hootie reply :
Casting: G Loomis NRX 803c, and shimano core 100Mg7.
Spinning: don't really have a favorite. Rarely use them.
Hootie
jonnyblazex reply :
Spinning: G Loomis NRX 822Syr G 6'10 mag medium ex. fast paired with Shimano Stradic 2500 Ci4+, 8lb Tatsu.
Casting: E21 Carrot Stix Pro Grade 6'9 medium heavy, paired with Shimano Curado 201G7, 12lb Seaguar Invizix.
OK Bass Hunter reply :
Shimano Crucial 7'2" cork handled crankbait rod and Shimano Calcutta 200TE GT.
War Eagle 44 reply :
On 5/15/2014 at 9:31 AM, OK Bass Hunter said:Shimano Crucial 7'2" cork handled crankbait rod and Shimano Calcutta 200TE GT.
Nice!
ColdSVT reply :
Right now its my LTB / lews tp...she been catchin the bigger ones lately
conversely my loomis gl2 / revo stx has been putting the numbers in the boat lol
Im sure once my ci4 chonarch / 13 *** combo is complete it will possible become my new fav
Bankbeater reply :
Curado 200 E7 on a 6'6" MH St. Croix premier. This is the rig I usually throw jigs with.
mod479 reply :
Casting: 704cb / Core 51mg7
Spinning: Champion 703sf / Sustain FG
Capt.Bob reply :
Casting would be my Custom St Croix Extreme 6'10" MXF with a highly Super Tuned Lew's Team Pro.
My favorite Spinning rod would be my St. Croix 6'3" MXF with a Shimano Stadic 1000FJ with a highly tuned drag. This rod will loose some of it's duties soon as I build a more specialized rigging rod.
My new favorite will be my soon to be complete (at my builders now) Custom St. Croix Elite 6'6" MLF with a Shimano Sustain 1000FG on it and complete outfit will be right at 8.5 oz. I built this rod for mainly a Walleye rigging rod, but will double as a weightless plastics rigging rod for Smallmouth in open waters. 
EvanT123 reply :
On 5/15/2014 at 11:00 PM, Capt.Bob said:My new favorite will be my soon to be complete (at my builders now) Custom St. Croix Elite 6'6" MLF with a Shimano Sustain 1000FG on it and complete outfit will be right at 8.5 oz. I built this rod for mainly a Walleye rigging rod, but will double as a weightless plastics rigging rod for Smallmouth in open waters.
That sounds like one sweet rig there capt.bob. Please post some pics when's it's completed.
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