do you like your rod and reel to match? 2024

rowyourboat reply :

be honest

Hammer 4 reply :

Have to ask..what do you mean by, match..? The colors, or brands..?

I like mine to be balanced..

Scorcher214 reply :

I have a diawa regal and a procaster. And if i can find a way to paint my rods blue, im doing it. and im also looking for a purple rod if anyone knows of one ;D.

rowyourboat reply :

just by color.... not brand

KYntucky Warmouth reply :

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I have a diawa regal and a procaster. And if i can find a way to paint my rods blue, im doing it. and im also looking for a purple rod if anyone knows of one ;D.

Went through that last year, had to match my Alphas 103. The only rods I really came up with were the St. Croix Mojo and Airrus Puls-R, but neither really did it for me. Ended up with a Daiwa Zillion rod, best decision I have made so far.

As for my answer

The damiki with the zillion now has a new revo sx

QUAKEnSHAKE reply :

I put no.

My rods are a few black a few brown & dark green. I have blue, chrome, red, white, light tan, black reels. If I like a product I get it.

I will say color may attract me to a product but no, no need to match.

Big Tom reply :

I selected "no". But if they match the rod AFTER they balance the rod the way I want it, then I am that much happier.

Skeet22 reply :

I try to stick with black or dark gray rods and silver or black reels. One reason I choose Revos over Curado's is because I hate the green color on the Curados.I do still have 2 old Curados that I still use.

Long Mike reply :

I have spent years putting together the rod/reel combo that perfectly matches the color of my eyes. I can't remember the brand names of the rod and reel, but they are both a beautiful hazel color.

SDoolittle reply :

I can't imagine anything I could possibly care less about.

SDoolittle reply :

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And if i can find a way to paint my rods blue, im doing it.

Check out the Kistler Argon if you can find them. They come in a real pretty blue color.

K_Mac reply :

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I have spent years putting together the rod/reel combo that perfectly matches the color of my eyes. I can't remember the brand names of the rod and reel, but they are both a beautiful hazel color.

I hadn't thought of that. Light golden brown would be very nice. My eyes are blue though. :

All of my combos match perfectly: Spinnging reels on spinning rods; baitcast reels on baitcast rods.

flippin and pitchin reply :

Okay all you guys that plan on buying a Ducket or Veritas....you're stuck with having to buy an 08 Okuma VS or an old Pflueger MAXX.

Big Tom reply :

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All of my combos match perfectly: Spinnging reels on spinning rods; baitcast reels on baitcast rods.

You are doing better than some people I know. ;D ;D ;D

Gone_Phishin reply :

I crossbreed rods and reels all of the time. I recently have been fishing an Antares AR on a Zillion 7' MXF, and a Chronarch 51Mg on a 6' Steez. Not only do they perform wonderfully, but they also look bad arse.

*Forgot to add...if you are looking to match/compliment colors, a brown blank, like the previous Legend Elites or the new Dobyns DX's, match superbly with a Shimano Conquest/Calcutta or Daiwa Sol.

zbigbadaaron reply :

I don't really care if the reel doesn't look good on the rod as long as its not a strange color

SirSnookalot reply :

If the fish don't care, I don't either.

bigfruits reply :

i think if you really want a piece of equipment and you dont buy it because the color doesnt match the other gear, there are many other hobbies you will enjoy more than fishing. like knitting, for example. :-*

roadwarrior reply :

Always.

8-)

.RM. reply :

Not trying to make a fashion statement, just trying to catch fish!

Matched in rod/reel weight balance, line and lure weight only.

Tight Lines!!!

Grey Wolf reply :

NO.

Senkoman12 reply :

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I have a diawa regal and a procaster. And if i can find a way to paint my rods blue, im doing it. and im also looking for a purple rod if anyone knows of one ;D.

yes i do know a rod that is purple, it is the bps Rick Clunn Power Fishing RCX rod its about $110

Raul reply :

Yes and no, but for starters I won 't purchase a rod or reel with an unappealing color to my eyes, reason why I haven 't purchased a Chronarch D or a carrot Stick, to me the Chronarch D is too dull looking & the Carrot Stick is fugly as sin. My rods are brown, merlot, blue and black, my reels are silver, gold, red, black or green and they can sit on any of my rods without looking bad.

Dave P reply :

Not one bit.

Mono Man in IL reply :

Can't believe this was even asked.

flippin and pitchin reply :

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Always.
Okay RW, what reel matches your yellow Lamiglas SR705R crankin rod ?

8-)

roadwarrior reply :

CTE200GT (gold) on the SR705R (yellow). Clear Yo-Zuri Hybrid

compliments the combination. A few other match-ups: CH50MG/

Dobyns Champion 683C (blue & silver); Curado 200E7/ BCR854

(forest green on forest green); Core 50MG7/ MBR842C (metalic

blaclk with red accent on black).

No bling-bling, just smooth and subtle.

Well...the SR705R might be an exception... :

8-)

webertime reply :

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I have a diawa regal and a procaster. And if i can find a way to paint my rods blue, im doing it. and im also looking for a purple rod if anyone knows of one ;D.

BPS Clunn (RCX) is Purple and feels like a broom handle...

Raul reply :

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*Forgot to add...if you are looking to match/compliment colors, a brown blank, like the previous Legend Elites or the new Dobyns DX's, match superbly with a Shimano Conquest/Calcutta or Daiwa Sol.

Oh yes, they do !

Nice_Bass reply :

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I have a diawa regal and a procaster. And if i can find a way to paint my rods blue, im doing it. and im also looking for a purple rod if anyone knows of one ;D.

St. Croix MOJO is close.

SoFlaBassAddict reply :

Don't really care. All of my reels are silver, so that matches basically everything.

Senkoman12 reply :

thats rediculus(sp?) that people would try adn match their rods and reels, i for one dont care though it was a bonus that my blue rick clunn signature series reel goes with my orange lamiglas excel very well

J Francho reply :

When you start using gear of a certain caliber, the looks of each stand on their own, and matching isn't nearly as important. Putting a Snoopy reel on a SpongeBob rod is a serious faux pas!

KYntucky Warmouth reply :

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When you start using gear of a certain caliber, the looks of each stand on their own, and matching isn't nearly as important. Putting a Snoopy reel on a SpongeBob rod is a serious faux pas!

haha....mos def

I personally am not gonna match two rods up strictly on color alone. I have been fortunate to mix and match and combine a few combos that do match and fell really good together. My Sol and Carrot Stix Gold are almost perfect together, functionally and aesthetically. Likewise, my Damiki Dark Angel Rods are almost perfectly matched and balanced with my Stradic CI4 and Revo SX. Had I gotten a Mojo for my Alphas....well lets just say I wouldn't have a Mojo.

WoolleyBass reply :

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I can't imagine anything I could possibly care less about.

Roby

CWB reply :

I tried matching a spinning reel to a baitcast rod and it didn't work too well.

Skunked in DR reply :

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I tried matching a spinning reel to a baitcast rod and it didn't work too well.

Just reel backwards.

BrASSmonkey reply :

I'm vain. I said it.

What?

L a r r y reply :

Crossdressing reels/rods is no big deal. What should be important is how the two pair up with each other performance wise

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