Your All Purpose Setup? 2024
Diggy reply :
What rod brand,length and action would/did you choose for an all purpose application?
Reel and ratio?
line?
Interested to see what you would choose or use
Delaware Valley Tackle reply :
7' MH/F casting / 6.4:1 reel / 50# Power Pro w/17# fluoro leader where needed.
J Francho reply :
Anything in a 7' MH/F for casting, and 7' M/F for spinning.
Gear ratio, somewhere 6 to 7:1. Spinning, I'd go with a 2500 series reel.
Line, 12-14# copolymer or fluoro or 50# braid on casting, and 6-8# copolymer or fluoro or 20# braid for spinning.
ChiCityBasser reply :
On 12/17/2011 at 5:09 AM, J Francho said:Anything in a 7' MH/F for casting, and 7' M/F for spinning.
Gear ratio, somewhere 6 to 7:1. Spinning, I'd go with a 2500 series reel.
Line, 12-14# copolymer or fluoro or 50# braid on casting, and 6-8# copolymer or fluoro or 20# braid for spinning.
I agree with J Francho but I go with a 2000 Series spinning reel and on the and the line for both also except I step upto 30# braid for spinning when I feel its needed.
tomustang reply :
In the sig.
J Francho reply :
ChiCity - totally depends on brand for size, too. it happens that I use Daiwa and Shimano, and 2500 works well.
Tom, that was pretty much the exact combo I was thinking of, LOL.
Goose52 reply :
With the proviso that I have mostly all open water and don't pitch into slop...
Baitcasting: St. Croix Avid 7'mf / BPS Carbonlite 6.4:1 / Yo-Zuri Hybrid 10 lb
Spinning: St. Croix Avid 6'8"mxf / Pflueger Supreme 30-size / Yo-Zuri Hybrid 6 lb
Bass_Fanatic reply :
If I had a choice of any it would be a Phenix Recon 714C paired with a Core 50 and 14lb Sunline Sniper FC
My current one:
Powell Endurance 714C/Plueger President 6.4:1/20lb floro
Fishing Rhino reply :
Carbonlite 6' 6" medium, fast. Shimano Saros 2500 spooled with six pound test Seaguar InvisX.
For the very light baits, Browning Hi Power 6', light, fast. Shimano Saros 1000 spooled with four pound InvisX.
The Browning has the same handle and hook keeper as the Carbonlite.
BPS currently has the Browning on sale. Reg 110, sale 70. I may have to take a ride.
00 mod reply :
St croix avid avc70mh/f with a shimano core 50(7:1) and yo-zuir hybrid 12lb
Jeff
Bronzeback Scuttler reply :
I generally fish sparse weed, rock and sand bottom so I use a G Loomis 783 IMX with a Shimano Curado 200 e7. My all purpose spinning combo is a G Loomis NRX 852s with a TD Advantage 2500A. 12lb Silver Thread Excalibur on the Curado , 10lb Seaguar Invisx on the 2500A.
deep reply :
casting: 7' MH/F Shimano Compre with a 6.3:1 Citica 201E spooled with 10/12 lb Sufix Siege mono
spinning: 7' ML/F St. Croix Triumph with a Browning Citori. Not sure about the gear ratio, but the IPT is around 28. It's usually spooled with 6 lb Sufix Siege mono
K_Mac reply :
7'MXF BPS Pro Qualifier rod, 6.4:1 PQ reel, 12# CXX.
SirSnookalot reply :
7'6 med spinning rod, 4000 reel, 15# braid.........can handle about anything inshore of freshwater that I run across.
No longer married to any brand, good quality and it all works for me.
tnbassfisher reply :
6' 6" Medium Spinning if I had to choose just one. Technically, it's probably not the one that most would choose based on how many different types of lures you were to be throwing with it, but it's what I am most comfortable with.
roadwarrior reply :
On 12/17/2011 at 5:24 AM, Goose52 said:With the proviso that I have mostly all open water and don't pitch into slop...
Baitcasting: St. Croix Avid 7'mf / BPS Carbonlite 6.4:1 / Yo-Zuri Hybrid 10 lb
Spinning: St. Croix Avid 6'8"mxf / Pflueger Supreme 30-size / Yo-Zuri Hybrid 6 lb
We're on the same page! I might change out the reels 
and would go with #12 on the baitcaster.
Goose52 reply :
On 12/17/2011 at 8:23 PM, roadwarrior said:We're on the same page! I might change out the reels
and would go with #12 on the baitcaster.
Well, there is certainly some BR in general, and RW in particular, influence on my selections - like the YZ line!
I do have the Avid BC rod now, and consider it a good value with, for me, most of the performance of the MBR842C...but at a sensible cost. I don't have the Avid spinning rod right now...but I am fishing another brand 6'8" mxf so whenever upgrade time comes, I'll get the Avid.
I ain't gonna change my reel selections though! 
(I actually have a Curado 50E on the Avid BC rod right now but for the purposes of this thread - selecting the components for an all-purpose combo - I would select the Carbonlite reel 
)
flippin and pitchin reply :
Casting: Dobyns Champion 733, Lews 6.4, Yo-Zuri #15 (MH/F)
Spinning: Dobyns Champion 703, Shimano Saros 3000, Yo-Zuri #8 (M/F)
I honestly believe I could do 75% of my fishing with these two set ups.
new2BC4bass reply :
I don't get to fish enough to know which of my rods/reels would be my favorite all purpose setup. I try to use several of them on each outing I do get to make. The rod I seemed to reach for the most this past season was a Cumara 7' MH. Currently wears a tuned Fuego with 12 lb. Sufix Elite. However, one of my latest reel acquisitions is a Patriarch XT. I really like this reel. 
The spinning outfit I use the most is an old one. A 6' Berkley Lightning/Penn 430 SS/4 lb. Trilene XL because when I reach for a spinning outfit I'm going to be throwing something pretty light. This combo may be replaced next year with a Daiwa Tournament SS-II 2500C and an as yet undetermined rod.....preferably 7' or longer.
EDIT: Oops. Not Elite on the Fuego. Wanted to try Fluorocabon. Local Dick's doesn't have much. Currently spooled with 10 1b Spiderwire Ultracast.
Ima Bass Ninja reply :
7ft MH with 6.3:1 ratio reel for casting.
7ft M with 2500 reel for spinning
Fat-G reply :
On 12/17/2011 at 5:24 AM, Goose52 said:With the proviso that I have mostly all open water and don't pitch into slop...
Baitcasting: St. Croix Avid 7'mf / BPS Carbonlite 6.4:1 / Yo-Zuri Hybrid 10 lb
Spinning: St. Croix Avid 6'8"mxf / Pflueger Supreme 30-size / Yo-Zuri Hybrid 6 lb
With the proviso that I fish mostly heavy cover and rarely fish open water...
DX745 / Premierosaurus / 60# FX2
Goose52 reply :
On 12/18/2011 at 11:39 PM, Fat-G said:With the proviso that I fish mostly heavy cover and rarely fish open water...
DX745 / Premierosaurus / 60# FX2
And you do it very well...I've seen your videos!
Someday, if I practice enough, and if I get my aging arthritic fingers working well enough, I might learn to pitch half as good as you do... 
aavery2 reply :
6'10" Falcon Cara MH/F Abu Garcia Premier 6.4:1 and P-line Voltage 12#
Fat-G reply :
On 12/18/2011 at 11:55 PM, Goose52 said:And you do it very well...I've seen your videos!
Someday, if I practice enough, and if I get my aging arthritic fingers working well enough, I might learn to pitch half as good as you do...
You're gettin' up there as well Goose. Your reports are always fun to read and your knowledge is well respected!
FourCorners reply :
Another avid user here.
Casting:
Avid AVC70MF
Curado E7
10# Invizx
Spinning:
Avid AVS68MXF
Abu Soron STX
6# Invizx
baluga reply :
6'6" Med/Fast Action Phenix UMBX, Conquest 100, Sufix 832 20#s Braid / Invizx FC leader 12#s. That's what I will take if I can only have one.
Hooligan reply :
I don't think anyone mentioned a 7'MHF (I'm partial to the Avid, which no one else seemed to mention, either) and a casting reel of 6-7:1 ratio with something like 12lb fluoro. 
In all seriousness, 7' MHF of your choice and a casting reel in the above mentioned ratios.
My spinning, however, would be a 7-2" MXF with a 2500 Sustain.
QUAKEnSHAKE reply :
My bc set-up is Quantum Smoke 7'MF, Pinnacle Deadbolt Classic #20powerpro.
Spinning is Avid 8'ML Moderate, StradicFI 1000 #10pp
I have recently purchased a Curado 50E a St Croix Legend Elite spinning rod and got a Pflueger Supreme XT 30 so some changes are in order for springtime.
I would like to try Fluoro as well.
Bass Junkie reply :
7' MH casting rod, 50lb. Braid.... 12lb. mono leader if needed. I normally run straight braid and straight mono, but if I could only have one, this is how I'd do it. Can't live without my frogs... As for reel, anything with a gear ratio in the sixes.
fishinflip415 reply :
My go to combo is a Dobyn 743DX with a chronarch d7. I have 55lb samurai on with a leader of 14lb mono. This combo is good for moveing baits, and great for topwater and senko. This combo is with me on every trip. Definately does a lot of thing good and a few thing great.
Bluebasser86 reply :
7' MHF with a 6.2:1 reel and 14 or 15lb mono for a baitcaster
7' MF wit a 2500 size reel and 8lb flouro for a spinning combo
Fat-G reply :
On 12/20/2011 at 12:57 PM, Hooligan said:I don't think anyone mentioned a 7'MHF (I'm partial to the Avid, which no one else seemed to mention, either) and a casting reel of 6-7:1 ratio with something like 12lb fluoro.
In all seriousness, 7' MHF of your choice and a casting reel in the above mentioned ratios.
My spinning, however, would be a 7-2" MXF with a 2500 Sustain.
That spinning combo is SAWEET. I've thrown AJ's a couple of times, his has a Stradic with I believe 6# flouro. Very nice combo to do a lot of finesse fishing with. It really stood out to me as a sweet light wacky rig rod, though. I watched him catch his PB smallie on it.
MrsTomustang reply :
I don't use spinning gear except UL...
Avid AVS60UL - Shimano Stradic 1000F - 6.1 - Fireline Crystal 6lb or Pline cx 6 lb
Casting
Avid AVC70MF - Shimano 200E7 - 7.1 - Pline cx 12 lb
supreme reply :
St Croix Avid 7' Med AVC Revo Premier 12 lbs gamma Cranks & Plastic.
Kistler Helium LTX MH & Stradic 3000 20 lbs Sufix braid spinning. Plastic
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