Favorite brands of everything! 2025
BASSclary reply :
Whats your favorite brand(s) for; Rods, Reels, Line, hard baits, plastics, Tackle storage?
Should be fun to see what every body really likes!
I guess these are mine.
Rods: I really into the SHIMANO lines and Falcon Lines right now
Reels: Daiwa Guy
Line: Sufix and Seagaur
Hardbaits: Rapala(And Rapala brands), Strike King, and Xcalibur
Plastics: Zoom, Yum, Strike King
Storage: Plano/Falcon trays, inside a BPS bag(Stalker).
What about you guys?
Gatorbassman reply :
Rods - Dobyns
Reels - Abu Garcia Revo
Line - Izorline XXX
Hardbaits - Academy H2O
Softbaits - Rage Tail
Storage - Hefty Sportsman Bags
boneil reply :
rods: Kistler
reels: BPS johny morris sig series
Line: Berkley 100% Flouro
Harbaits: Strikeking and Rapala
Softbait: Berkley Power bait
Storage: no preference
00 mod reply :
Rods: st croix avid series
Reels: shimano
Line: yo-zuri hybrid, ,invisix, daiwa samurai braid
Hardbaits: red eye Shad, lc pointers, square bills
Softbaits: rage tail, brush hogs, ikas, "secret worm"
Storage: falcon boxes/fto bags, bps stalker bags
SGT Rico reply :
Rods: Skeets, and Abu's
Reels: Shimano
Lines: PP, Stren,
Plastics: Zoom everything, NetBait, Rage products.
Hardbaits: Rapala, Strikeking, Bomber
Storage: Plano
Texasfishingtips reply :
Rods: Skeet Reese
Reels: Shimano
Lines: Seagaur, PP, Spider Wire braid, Trilene mono
Hardbaits: Strike King, H20, and whatever's on sale
Soft Plastics: Zoom, Grade Bass, Big Bite, starting to get into reaction innovations
Storage:Falcon FTO boxes, Falcon tackle bag
Clancy W
Maxximus Redneckus reply :
rods-shimano falcon
reels- abu c,3s,4s,5s,revo,s and c100 series
line --berkley big game and yo zuri
soft baits-manns, zoom,strike king
hardbaits-manns,strike king, rapalas
storage-flambuea with zerust and ziplock bags
ROCbass reply :
rods: St Croix
Reels: Pflueger spinning reels, Baitcasting reels I can't pick a favorite. I own 4 from 4 different brands and like them all
lines: Stren, Trilene
hardbaits: Rapala
Softbaits: Zoom
Storage: Plano boxes in an Ugly Stik bag
FishinDaddy reply :
rods - fenwick, abu, st croix
reels - revo
line - powerpro, berkley big game
soft bait - Bitters, Megastrike, Gitem, Gambler
storage - Stratos 201 pro
Getfished reply :
rods--- falcon, st croix avids
reels--- shimano
line--- power pro, berkely 100%
hard bait--- megabass, norman dd, poes,
soft plastic---TIGHTLINES
storage--- Plano
ChiCityBasser reply :
rods-cabelas and kistler
reels-quantum and daiwa
line-cabelas flouro and power pro braid
hard baits-strike king,rapala and Xcalibur
soft plastics-strike king rage tail, yum
storage-plano
crappiekid24 reply :
Rod-Shimano and St. Croix
Reels-Shimano
Line-Seagaur, Trilene and Gamma
Hard Baits-Bandit, Strikeking and Rat-L-trap
Soft Baits- Netbait, Berkley, Stankx
Storage- Plano
Ima Bass Ninja reply :
Rod-Daiwa
Reels-PQ's/Daiwa
Line-Yo-Zuri Hybrid
Hard Baits-Strike King
Soft Baits- Netbait,Culprit,Strike King
Storage- Flambeau
Fish Chris reply :
Rods: Whatever. Not picky.
Reels: Used Okuma's for the last 8 years. They served me quite well. Looking around at all the options nowadays... haven't found a new favorite.
Line: TUF-Line..... or, if not that, TUF-Line 
Hardbaits: What's a hard bait ?
Plastics: Does a Hud count ?
Storage: Cabela's Magnum heavy canvas soft bag.
Fish
Rangerphil reply :
Rods- g loomis shimano
Reels- quantum
Line- berkley vanish and xl mono
Hardbaits- rapala bandit norman
Softbaits- yamaoto yum zoom rage
Storage- falcon fto boxes
tholmes reply :
Rods: Fenwick and Abu Garcia
Reels: Abu Garcia round reels.
Line: Trilene Big Game.
Hard baits: Strike King, Rapala, Bandit, Norman
Soft baits: Culprit worms, Berkley Power Bait
Storage: whatever
Tom
crankbait2009 reply :
Rods: Abu Garcia and Shimano
Reels: Abu Garcia
Line: Yo-Zuri Hybrid........period
Hard Baits: Rapala, Bomber, Bandit, BPS
Soft Baits: Strike King
Storage: BPS Stalker Backpack (GRAY!! NOT BLUE!! )
hookingem reply :
Rods- Shimano
Reels- Shimano
Line- Seaguar, Yo-Zuri
Hardbaits- H20 Xpress, SK,
Softbaits- Yum, SK
J Francho reply :
Rods: Saint Croix
Reels: Daiwa, Shimano
Line: CXX, Power Pro, InvisX, Silverthread
Hardbaits: Lucky Craft
Plastics: Jackall, GYCB, RI, Roboworm, Gulp! Alive
Storage: Zerust Tuff Tainers
BassThumb reply :
Rods: Dobyns
Reels: Shimano and Abu Garcia
Line: YZ Ultra Soft and P-Line CXX copolymer, Trilene 100% and Invizx fluoro, Fireline and Power Pro braid, Sufix Elite mono.
Hardbaits: Lucky Craft, Xcalibur, Strike King, and Rapala cranks. Secret Weapon spinnerbaits, Cavitron buzzbaits, All-Terrain and Northstar jigs.
Plastics: GYCB(Senko), Powerbait(Chig/Ribbon), Netbait(Paca), Strike King(Rage), Reaction Innov.(Beaver), Zoom(Fluke), Big Bite(Kreit shaky)
Storage: Plano 3700 boxes.
InLikeFinz reply :
Rods: Shimano / Saint Croix
Reels: Shimano
Line: InvisX - 8lb, 12lb, 15lb
Hardbaits: Lucky Craft, Yo-Zuri, Strike King, Rapala
Plastics: Yamamoto, Zoom, Custom Hand Pours
Storage: Hung up in trees, bruspiles, laydowns, under docks, at the bottom of the lake.......... 
carrothead reply :
Rods: Field and Stream
Reels: Abu Garcia
Line: Trilene, Sufix
Hard Baits: Strike King, BPS, H20 Xpress
Soft Baits: Zoom, SUPER FLUKES
Storage: BPS 360 Utility Box Carrier
via reply :
rods: shimano/g loomis
reels: daiwa/shimano
line: berkly trilene 100% florocarbon
hardbaits:rapala/strike king
plastics:gary yamamoto/ strike king
storage:no preference
0119 reply :
Rods: St.Croix/Shimano but changing to Abu Veritas
Reels: Abu Revo and C3's
Line: Trilene/Sufix
Hardbaits: Bandit YoZuri jerk baits, Heddon topwater
Softbaits: Zoom/Gambler
Storage: William Joseph/Plano Guide Series
webertime reply :
rods: Lamiglas
reels: Shimano/Abu
line: Tuf-Line or Yo Zuri Hybrid
hardbaits: Rapala and Strike King
plastics: Rage Tail anything... Sebile MS soft
storage: Falcon FTO or Plano 3701's
Scorcher214 reply :
Rods: Don't know, don't own too many rigs.
Reels: Same, as rods, but I will probably be purchasing some daiwa advantages.
Line: Sufix and Berkley
Hardbaits: Strike king, strike king, strike king, and rapala.
Plastics: Zoom, strike king, jackall, berkley
Storage: BPS stalker tackle bag (<3<3<3), plano utility boxes.
okiefisher8 reply :
Rods: Falcon
Reels: Abu Garcia
Line: invizx, powerpro
Hardbait: h2o, xcalibur
Softbait: gene larew, ragetail
Storage: Falcon FTO
Burke reply :
Rods: BPS CarbonLite Rods
Reels: Johnny Morris Reels
Lines: Tuf-XP Braid Line
Hardbaits: Strike King
Soft Plastics: BPS, zoom and Yums
Storage: BPS Stalker Bag
lsufan334 reply :
Rod: Abu Garcia Veritas
Reel: Revo
Line: Yo-Zuri
Hardbaits: H20, Strike King
Softbaits: Zoom, Berkley
Storage: BPS boat bag, Falcon boxes, Hefty gallon bags
Fishingman93 reply :
Rod : All Star
Fishingman93 reply :
Rod: All Star
Reel : Rick Clunn, and SpiderCast
Line : Spider Wire
HardBaits: Storm, Ratltraps, Rapala, Stike King, Booyah
Softbaits: Zoom, Wave worms, BPS
Storage: BPS 370 Boxes 
Grandpa reply :
Rod: Carrot Stix
Reel: Abu Revo BC, Shimano Stadic open
Line: Yo-Zuri hybride US
Hardbaits: Lucky Craft, Rapala
Softbaits: ***
Storage: No Preference
OHIO reply :
Rods: Abu
Reels: BPS PQ
Line: Yo-Zuri, Power Pro, Spiderwire
Hardbaits: Strike King
Softbaits: Strike King, Zoom, Berkley
Storage: BPS, Falcon
zero limit reply :
Rods- St. Croix.
Reels- Shimnao
Line- Trilene xl & Powerpro
Hard baits- Rat'l traps
Soft baits- too many
Storage- Plano
SoFlaBassAddict reply :
Rods: Dobyns, Shimano
Reels: Shimano
Line: Yo-Zuri Hybrid, Power Pro, XPS Fluoro
Hard baits: Xcalibur, Megabass, Strike King, Rapala
Soft baits: Rage Tail, Zoom, Reaction Innovations, Gambler
Storage: Plano
nubasser reply :
rods:abu
reels:abu
line:braid-PP,flouro and mono,berkley
hardbait:rapala
softbait:roboworm
storage:plano
terminal:gamakatsu
bassman31783 reply :
Rods: Abu & St. Croix
Reels: Abu
Line: Sufix
Hardbaits: H20
Softbaits: GYCB
Storage: BPS
wisconsin heat reply :
Rods - N/A
Reels - Abu Garcia
Line - various berkely, stren and spiderwire
Hardbaits - Strike King, and Lucky Craft
Jigs/spinnerbaits- Strike king and booyah
Softbaits - berkely, some strike king,
Storage - mostly plano
Fishmaster10 reply :
rods: abu, st. croix
reels: abu, quantum, shimano
line: vanish, power pro
hardbaits: rapala, strike king, cotton cordell, spro
softbaits: yum, strike king, zoom, wave worms
slonezp reply :
Rods-Fenwick and Abu
Reels-Abu
Line-Diawa Samuari braid, Cajun Red or Big Game mono, Seguar or Trilene 100% flouro
Hard baits-Rapalas and Rattletraps
Soft baits-Yum
Storage- Anywhere on the floor of the boat as long as I don't step on it because I normally fish barefoot and hooks hurt when they puncture your skin.
midnighthrasher reply :
Rods - SHIMANO
Reels - SHIMANO
Line - POWER PRO AND SEGUAR
Hardbaits - LC
Softbaits - GARY YAMAMOTO
Storage - BPS 370
grimlin reply :
Rods - Powell
Reels -Daiwa(spinning),No preference(baitcasters)
Line - P-line CXX & Trilene XT(tied)
Hardbaits - H2O academy brand
Softbaits - Gambler & Yum(tied)
Storage - No preference(whatever works)
Pa Angler reply :
Rods - BPS JM or Carbonlite
Reels - Okuma
Line - Berkley
Hardbaits - Rapala, Bagley
Softbaits - Zoom, Mister Twister, Berkley, Yum, Roboworm
Storage - Plano and my boat
Spinnerbaits - Chatterbait
Tight Lines
Pa Angler
SirSnookalot reply :
My favorite lure is the one I caught my last fish on, good chance it's still on the rod.
This weeks favorites, silver 1 oz spoon, Redbone 7'6" 8/17 rod, stradic 4000 15# braid.......44" cuda
Blaze popper, Redbone 7' 8/17 rod, supreme 30, 10# braid............. apx. 9 or 10# LMB
*Hootie reply :
Rods: BPS
Reels: BPS
Lines: BPS
Hardbaits: BPS
Soft Plastics: BPS,
Storage: BPS
Catt reply :
My only favorite brand is Shimano reels
senile1 reply :
Logically, how can the vast majority of us really have favorites. I'm sure most of us haven't come close to trying every brand that is out there. Maybe someone like Raul has come close. Essentially, we just provide what we use that we like as our favorites.
This is the equipment I use right now that I like the most. (Subject to change every few months. )
Rods - G.loomis
Reels - Shimano
Line - Sufix Performance Braid, Seaguar InVizx fluorocarbon, Yo Zuri Hybrid copolymer, Sufix Elite Nylon Monofilament
Hardbaits - Lucky Craft, Rapala, Bomber, Bagley
Jigs - GMAN
Spinnerbaits - Booyah and Strike King
Softbaits - Strike King Rage Tail
Storage - Any bag on sale from Cabela's that meets my requirements.
0119 reply :
Sure you can have favorites just like you can absolutely hate for product or company. I will never touch Quantum. I wont buy Rapala unless its 50% off at Dicks. I would never buy a Carrot Stick. From the list so far Im suprised the Revo has made such an inroad toward this boards beloved shimano. Even more suprised theres hardly a mention of Daiwa.
TOP JIMMIE reply :
Rods-Shimano,Powell
Reel-Shimano,Abu Garcia
Line-Sunline Fluorocarbon, Power Pro Braid
Soft Plastics-Net Bait Paca Craw, Jackall (Green Pumpkin)
Jigs-Franklin, Davis (Black & Brown, Black & Blue, Peacock)
Hard Bait-Lucky Craft
Terminal-Gamakatsu,True Tungsten
Fishing gear is made to catch fisherman...NOT fish
buzzbait4me reply :
Rods- St. Croix
Reels- BPS Pro Qualifier
Line- PowerPro and Berkley
Hardbaits- Lucky Craft and Strike King
Softbaits- Yum and Ragetails
Storage- Plano bags and boxes
.dsaavedra. reply :
Rods: St. Croix
Reels: Shimano and Daiwa
Line: PowerPro and Suffix
Hardbaits: Rapala, Bandit, Lucky Craft, Xcalibur
Plastics: ***, Zoom, Yum
Storage: Okeechobee Fats
Tom H. reply :
Rods: Falcon
Reels: Quantum
Line: Suffix
Hardbaits: Rapala, Bandit, Bill Lewis, Terminator
Softbaits: Culprit, Gene Larew
Storage: Right now Flambeau boxes w/ zee-rust
fishn hard reply :
Rods ugly stick
Reel Zebco 202
Line Omni Bulk spool 25,000yrds for 2.55$
Hard baits chug bug
soft bait cream worms and Mr twister
storage zip lock bags 8-)
A-Rob reply :
Rods: Daiwa
Reels: Shimano
Line: Power Pro (braid), Maxima (mono & fluoro)
Hardbaits: Strike King (b/c I can't afford better)
Softbaits: Zoom
Storage: Browning Soft Bag with plano boxes and
zip-lock bags
tritz18 reply :
Rods: St. Croix
Reels: Shimano
Line: Suffix Braid and Sunline Mono
Hardbaits: Lucky Craft
Soft Baits: Gary Yamamoto
Storage: Plano
Fat-G reply :
Rods: Shimano, can't wait to get a Dobyns!
Reels: Shimano
Hard Baits: Strike King, Spro, Jackall, Megabass
Soft Baits: Rage Tail, GYCB, Zoom, Jackall, Berkley
Line: PowerPro, Yo-Zuri, CXX
Storage: Hiking backpack, Falcon organizer boxes
flippin and pitchin reply :
Rods: Lamiglas
Reels: Spinning-Shimano, Casting-Lews BB1N
Line: " It was over eight pounds, broke me off at the boat."
Hardbait: Normans, YoZuri, Strike King
Soft Bait: Yum, Zoom, Big Bite
Storage: Center locker of the ol' Ranger.
Intrepid reply :
Rods: Shakespeare, yes i love em
Reels: Abu Garcia, Penn
Hard Bait: Rebel Crickhopper, i came up on this lure as a kid, had many a good times catching with it, from bass to bream.
Soft Bait: Berkley Red Shad 7in Shakey Worm
Line: Trilene XL
Tackle Storage: BPS XPS Bag
mikeeasttn reply :
Rods: Shimano
Reels: Ambassedeur
Line: P-Line CXX casting Spinning-suffix
Jigs: Dirty jigs
Hard Baits: Rapala, Poes, Bombers, Bandit
Hard Swimbaits: Triton Mike Bull Shad
Soft Swimbait: Reaction
Plastics: Zoom
bucky reply :
Rods: Bass Pro Extreme
Reels: Curardo
Line : Bass Pro Excel (mainly because of price)
Cranks: SR7
Plastics : power bait shakey head in green Pumpkin
Storage : Lure well in boat, in plastic lure boxes
Hammer 4 reply :
Rods: Shimano & Dobyns
Reels: All Shimano
Line: Yozuri Ultrasoft & Diawa Samurai braid
Hard baits: 3:16, Mattlures
Soft baits: Huddelston, 3:16, GYBC and Reaction.
Storage: Whatever boxs are cheap.
TrippyJai reply :
Rods - Fenwick, Shimano
Reels - Shimano
Line - McCoy Mean Green
Hardbaits - Strike King ATM
Softbaits - Zoom, Gary Yamamoto, ***
Storage - Plano
NorcalBassin reply :
Rods: St Croix
Reels: Shimano... Abu starting to get closer
Line: Invizx
Hardbaits: Luhr Jensen Speed Traps
Softbaits: Yamamoto, Zoom
Storage: Plano
The one that got away reply :
Rods: Fenwick, St. Croix
Reels: Shimano, Abu C4
Line: Seaguar, Power Pro
Hard baits: Rapala, Lucky Craft
Soft baits: GYCB, Zoom
Storage: BPS
flipin4bass reply :
Boat: Ocean Kayak
Rods: Dobyns
Reels: Shimano
Line: Trilene Pro Grade Fluorocarbon
Hard baits: LC BDS Cranks, RC Wake
Soft baits: Manns Jellyworms, Gene Larew Lizards &
Hoo Daddys
Storage: Plano CDS 3770
whitwolf reply :
Rods: Shimano
Reels: Shimano
Hardbaits: Bomber, Rebel, Norman.
Softbaits: Zoom and reaction innovations
Line: Trilene
Storage: N/A...
USMCAngler89 reply :
Rods Berkley Cherry Wood
Reel Daiwa
Line Spiderwire
Hard Bait Rapala
Soft Bait Storm
Storage Plano
jdw174 reply :
Line: SilverThread co-poly
Reels: Shimano
Rods: I have several different brands of rods and like all of the ones that I selected. I'm not a slave to rod brand.
Hardbait: Again, I have several different brands I use depending on the mood I'm in. I use lures from Bandit, SK, Bomber, BPS, and a couple others. I've caught fish on all of them.
Soft Bait: Hag's Tornado, YUM Dingers, Zoom Trick Worms.
Storage: I have boxes from Plano, Flambeau and Falcon.
Overall, I guess other than reels I don't have ONE solid favorite ;D
GrizzerGreen reply :
Im amazed at how many people took the time to fill this out haha.
Line: Spiderwire
Rods: Abu Garcia has never done me wrong
Reels: Pflueger
Hardbait: Its a draw between Rapala and Xcalibur
Soft Bait: Berkley Powerbait or the infamous Senko
Storage: Flambeau for the neccesities. Whatever is cheap for the small, terminal tackle stuff
Raider Nation Fisher reply :
Rods: Diawa, quantum ul, bps carbonlite.
Reels: Quantum, okuma, pinnacle
Line: spiderwire
Hard baits: h2o, bomber, strike king, revenge jigs
Plastics: YUM, reaction innovations, rage tail, jackall
Storage: plano cases, bps stalker bags, H20 backpack
Hooks: trokar, gamakstsu, H20
tomustang reply :
Not as seasoned as everyone else but
Line: Gamma
Rods: St. Croix, Cabelas XML
Reels: Shimano
Hardbait: Bombers
Soft Bait: Yamamoto
Storage: No preference
DanWhick reply :
Rods: carrot stick pg and st croix
Reels: johnny morris gold series and a few upper end quantums
line: powerpro, trilene, suffix
Hardbaits: anything that looks good and has good action
Softbaits: zoom, yum and kvd series plastics
Storage: anything thays on sale!
Hooks: gamakstsu
Lucky Craft Man reply :
Rod: G Loomis
Reel: Baitcasting - Shimano & Spinning - Plueger
Line: XPS Fluorcarbon
Hardbait: Lucky Craft
Plastics: Wave Worm
Storage: Plano Boxes in a Cabela's Advance Angler Pro Bag
Big Tom reply :
I don't think I can pick one brand for each category. This is what I use and like the most.
Rods: Dobyns and Powell
Reels: Shimano, Abu, Daiwa
Line: P-Line and Seaguar
Hardbaits: Lucky Craft, Norman, Rapala and Bomber
Softbaits: Yamamoto and Zoom
Storage: Plano
lynyrdsky1 reply :
Rods - Falcon
Reels - BPS or Shimano
Line - Mono: Sufix Siege
Fluoro: Seaguar Red Label
Hardbaits - Bandit
Softbaits - ZOOM
Storage - Plano
L a r r y reply :
Rods - AG
Reels - AG Revo's
Line - Suffix mono, PP
Hardbaits - Strike King
Softbaits - Zoom, Gary Yamamoto
Storage - Plano
JoePhish reply :
Rods:
Gander Mountain - Advantage, Competitor and Pro Select lines are what I've been using for the last few years. Great bang for your buck plus the place is less than 10 minutes away from me.
Reels:
Pflueger, Penn (Again, great bang for your buck)
Line:
PowerPro, P-Line, Fireline
Hardbaits:
Rapala, Mann's, Yozuri
Softbaits:
Yamamoto, Producto
Storage:
Plano, Flambeau, Rubbermaid
Hooks:
Gamakatsu
tnbassfisher reply :
Rods- Abu
Reels- Shimano
Line- P-line CXX and Floroclear, Stealth Braid
Hardbaits- Norman, H2O Express
Softbaits- Zoom
Storage- Plano boxes in a milk crate for the kayak
Blues19 reply :
Still getting into tournament fishing, just finished fishing in college and we were sponsored by Daiwa so I have got to say Im partial to them since its really the most ive tried
Rods- Daiwa
Reels- Daiwa/ Ardent
Soft Plastics- Zoom, Netbait, Rage Tail
Hard Plastics- Strike King
Line- Trilene Big Game/ Excel
Storage- Bass Pro/Cabelas soft tackle bags
Hooligan reply :
Rods - Loomis/St Croix Avid/Shimano Cumara + Cumulus
Reels - Shimano Core/Curado/Stella/Sustain/Ci4
Line - Seaguar/Toray
Hardbaits - Rapala/Lucky Craft
Softbaits - GYCB/Culprit
Storage - FTO+Speedbags
JacobK reply :
Rods: Daiwa & a select few Loomis
Reels: Daiwa casting & Shimano for spinning
Line: Sufix and Seagaur
Hardbaits: Strike King, Sebile & Yozuri
Plastics: Strike King, GYCB, Roboworm
Storage: Plano/Falcon trays, inside a Shimano boat bag.
christine Cellino reply :
Reels: Daiwa/Shimano
Rods: Loomis/Abu/H20/Daiwa
Hard Baits: Lucky Craft, Bagley's, Xcalibur , OSP
Line: Pline CXX, Trilene Fluoro
SJex reply :
Rods: Shimano/G. Loomis
Reels: Shimano
Line: Sunline/Sufix
Hardbaits: Spro/Megabass
Softbaits: Roboworm/Zoom/GYCB
Storage: Plano
salmicropterus reply :
Rods: BPS ProQualifier; BPS Extreme
Reels: BPS ProQualifier or Johnny Morris (on sale)
Line: Braid: TufLine; Fluro: Stren 100%, Mono:Big Game
Soft Plastic: Gambler,Bitters, Attraxx
HardPlastic: Rapala Jerks and Cranks, Heddon Spooks
Terminal Tackle: LazerSharp; Alley's Tungsten
TheLastRodBender reply :
Rod - Abu Garcia Veritas
Reel - Shimano
Line - Berkeley Trilene/Flouro
Soft Plastics - Strike King/Zoom/Yamamoto
Hard Bait - Strike King/Bandit
Storage - Plano
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