Matching Equipment

[RyneB]

All my reels are Abu Garcia. My rods consist of 4 skeet rods, 2 Abu Veritas, 2 Abu Vendettas, 1 St croix Rage, 1 St croix mojo bass, 1 bps Pro Lite finesse,1 Cabelas 3 piece travel rod for when i surf fish on vacation. I dont really care what they look like, but the new Gen 3 Revo S looks amazing on the Veritas,and my Revo SX looks amazing on the Vendetta rod.

[roadwarrior]

I have an eclectic assortment of anything but Shimano rods and reels. I always try to match them to the outfit I will be wearing on any particular day.

You are such a girl!

[Silas]

Never gave it a thought!

But, when I put a Daiwa Sol on an orange Lamiglas custom rod, with matching Fireline Tracer Braid in yellow/black.....I was stunned at what a nice looking rig it was!! And, the great part.....it CAST well also, so that will be a permanent set-up

Another perfect set up....by accident, is a Dobyns Champion Extreme 702C Finesse with a Curado 50E and green Yozuri Hybrid line. What a casting machine! And....STYLISH too!!

Always fun trying different manufactured reels on different manufactured rods.

Is that the REAL definition of MULTICULTURALISM?

[Arv]

As long as it is reliable quality and helps me catch fish, I couldn't care less if it matches. Fish don't care what my rod and reel look like together, but I do have to admit, if they do wind up looking good together, I get a little happy

[unionman]

I love how all the shimano groupies jump at any chance they can to mention shimano. Makes me laugh.... :-D

[central.PA.bass]

For the most part I try to keep all of my reels the same. Baitcasters I use all Abu Revos... I do have 2 older shimano greenie curado and bantam citica that I picked up to try out...

All of my spinning reels MUST be either a Pfleuger President or Shimano Stradic... I just like how the two down right perform..

As for rods... I use primarily Powell.. I have an assortment of Max, Endurance, and Diesel rods with a couple Loomis, Kistler, and St. Croix Avids picking up the slack

[LgMouthGambler]

I love how all the shimano groupies jump at any chance they can to mention shimano. Makes me laugh.... :-D

SHIMANO!

[unionman]

Lol

[OK Bass Hunter]

I have an eclectic assortment of anything but Shimano rods and reels. I always try to match them to the outfit I will be wearing on any particular day.

I think I'm gonna go that route. The matching outfit thing kinda like Tiger wearing red on Sundays, lol.

[J Francho]

None of the rods I own are from companies that make reels. Well, I guess the G. Loomis and Shimano are a match. Other than that, they're all Dobyns and St. Croix. Reels are all Daiwas and Shimanos.

[ChrisAW]

I have two brand matched is all. A 1st gen Revo SX on a 7'6" MH Veritas, and the same reel on a 6'6" M Vendetta.

For color matches, the SX and Veritas is somewhat.. But the one that I find to match perfectly in fit and feel, as well as color, is my Okuma Trio HS that I swapped to a low speed gearset, and a Carrot Stick Wild 7' ML dropshot rig.

[SAC2]

I have two brand matched is all. A 1st gen Revo SX on a 7'6" MH Veritas, and the same reel on a 6'6" M Vendetta.

For color matches, the SX and Veritas is somewhat.. But the one that I find to match perfectly in fit and feel, as well as color, is my Okuma Trio HS that I swapped to a low speed gearset, and a Carrot Stick Wild 7' ML dropshot rig.

HUBBA HUBBA

[SirSnookalot]

I had only 1 matching combo, 8000 Shimano spheros on a Shimano tallus rod, hated the rod and replaced it with a redbone 30# boat rod. I have only 1 other Shimano rod, an older clarus which I love. All my other rods are Stars and Hurricane redbones, with various Shimano reels, Pfluegers, Penns, Abus and an Avet, no matches.

[LgMouthGambler]

I have two brand matched is all. A 1st gen Revo SX on a 7'6" MH Veritas, and the same reel on a 6'6" M Vendetta.

For color matches, the SX and Veritas is somewhat.. But the one that I find to match perfectly in fit and feel, as well as color, is my Okuma Trio HS that I swapped to a low speed gearset, and a Carrot Stick Wild 7' ML dropshot rig.

Is that a broken rod in your profile pic?

[ChrisAW]

Is that a broken rod in your profile pic?

Yep. I hooked that 5-1/2 and was reaching for the net, she took a charge under the boat and I couldn't fight her with the one hand. She pinned my rod against the side of the boat and it snapped. I was impatient, should have fought her a little more before going for the net, but when I set the hook she was only about 8 feet from the boat. 50# braid and a stout rod, thought I could just horse it but she proved to be stronger than my wrist, lol

[LgMouthGambler]

Yep. I hooked that 5-1/2 and was reaching for the net, she took a charge under the boat and I couldn't fight her with the one hand. She pinned my rod against the side of the boat and it snapped. I was impatient, should have fought her a little more before going for the net, but when I set the hook she was only about 8 feet from the boat. 50# braid and a stout rod, thought I could just horse it but she proved to be stronger than my wrist, lol

Thats pretty killer right there.