What Are Your Rod/reel Combos For This Season?

[Silas]

For THIS season:  I'm waiting on a custom 16 rod, rod rack to come in from Washington.  Lined up against the wall, awaiting it:

 

Casting:

 

JB Custom 7' Baby Snake with a Daiwa SOL

Megabass Rattle Viper with Steez 100SHA

Shimano Cumulus 6'5" with 2004 Purple Alpha 103

Dobyns 764CB Randy McAbee with Custom Black TDZ100

Dobyns 704 CB Glass with Custom Red TDZ 103

Daiwa Zillion 6'6" with Zillion 100SHA

Daiwa Zillion 6'6" with Daiwa US Trails 100M

G Loomis CR721 with 2005 Orange Pixy

Dobyns DX702C Finesse with Steez 103HA

St. Croix LTB 6'9" Dropshot with 2005 Tuned Airy Red Pixy

 

Spinning (new this year)

 

Shimano Cumulus 6'5" with Shimano 2011 Twinpower 2500

Shimano Curado 7'2" with NIB Vintage Sustain 2000FB

Dobyns Champion 703SF with new Vintage Sustain 2500FG

 

And one more incoming:  Megabass Orochi Aaron Marten Limited Edition Dropshot rod ( I just couldn't help myself!) 

 Shimano Twinpower 2500

[new2BC4bass]

For THIS season:  I'm waiting on a custom 16 rod, rod rack to come in from Washington.  Lined up against the wall, awaiting it:

 

Casting:

 

JB Custom 7' Baby Snake with a Daiwa SOL

Megabass Rattle Viper with Steez 100SHA

Shimano Cumulus 6'5" with 2004 Purple Alpha 103

Dobyns 764CB Randy McAbee with Custom Black TDZ100

Dobyns 704 CB Glass with Custom Red TDZ 103

Daiwa Zillion 6'6" with Zillion 100SHA

Daiwa Zillion 6'6" with Daiwa US Trails 100M

G Loomis CR721 with 2005 Orange Pixy

Dobyns DX702C Finesse with Steez 103HA

St. Croix LTB 6'9" Dropshot with 2005 Tuned Airy Red Pixy

 

Spinning (new this year)

 

Shimano Cumulus 6'5" with Shimano 2011 Twinpower 2500

Shimano Curado 7'2" with NIB Vintage Sustain 2000FB

Dobyns Champion 703SF with new Vintage Sustain 2500FG

 

Another nice set of combos.  Actually 'nice' is a little anemic.

[Teal]

Wow... after seeing all that high end gear that some of you have, im wondering if im in the wrong line of work.

[Grantman83]

1.Dobyns champion extreme 702 with a pixzilla liberto

2.dobyns champion 684cb with a team lews pro

3.dobyns savvy 703 with team lews(discontinued model)

4.dobyns champion 705cb with shimano core 100

5.dobyns champion extreme 703 with shimano chronarch d7

6.dobyns Champion 734 with custom super tuned/painted zillion 100 hsa

7.dobyns champion extreme mike long jig rod with a daiwa zillion 50th anniversary.

8.Dobyns savvy 735 with zillion type r

9.dobyns champion extreme 745 with zillion type r

10.dobyns champion 736c with shimano core 100mgfv

11.dobyns champion 683c with shimano core 50

12. Abu Garcia veritas 7mhf with shimano stradic 2500

13.dobyns champion 765cb glass with daiwa lexa 100hpa

Did about $3000 in upgrading this winter...yikes

[RyneB]

Gen 1 Revo S with a Skeet Cranking stick

Gen 1 Revo S with a skeet

Gen 1 Revo S with a skeet

Gen 2 Revo S with a Vendetta

Gen 3 Revo S with a Veritas

Gen 3 Revo SX with a Phenix Recon

Gen 2 Premier with a St Croix Rage

Daiwa Lexa 100 with a St Croix Rage

Revo Inshore with a Kistler Carbon Steel Micro

 

Spinning

Orra S with a Duckett rod

Pflueger President with a BPS Carbon

[KevO]

1. 7'2 MHXF Cumara w/ Core 100mg - TX Rig

2. Dobyns Champion 685cb w/ Chronarch 50mg - Jerkbait / Topwater

3. 7'11 MH Cumara / curado E5 - Deep crankin'

4. Loomis BCFR 954 GLX / curado e7 - Flippin / punchin / c-rig

5. Dobyns Champion 705c / chronarch e7 - Foorball jigs / spoons

6. 7' crucial MHM / curado DPV - all around crankbaits

7. 7' crucial MHF / curado E7 - TX rig / Jigs / spinnerbaits

8. Powell endurance 795 / Chronarch e6 - A-rig / Frogs / flippin

9. 7' St Croix Premeir / curado DHSV -spinnerbaits / traps

10. Powell 703s w/ Saros 3000 - Shakeyheads / jigs

11. 7'2 MHXF Crucial DS w/ Stradic 2500 FI -shakeyheads/ drop shot/ jigs

12. 6'8 MXF Crucial DS w/ stradic 2500 FH - shakeyheads / drop shot / grubs

[motodmast]

Wow... after seeing all that high end gear that some of you have, im wondering if im in the wrong line of work.

No kidding! So of you have thousands of dollars in just rods & reels

[MichiganFishing1997]

Well... I guess I'm a little behind.

Spinning:

Berkley Cherrywood 6'6 M F / Shimano Sienna- shakey heads and jerkbaits

Berkley Cherrywood 5' UL F / Pflueger Trion- Small inline spinners and weightless plastics

Shimano Clarus 5'6 MH XF / Pflueger President- Live bait

St. Croix Triumph 6'6 ML F / Shimano Saharah- T rigs, shakey heads, small cranks, and jerkbaits

Fly Rod:

Redington Pursuit 9' 6wt F / TFO prism- small bass and panfish flies. Trout also.

TFO Hawgleg 7'11 8wt F / White River Osprey- Large bass flies, pike flies, and carp flies.

World Wide Sportsman 9' 10wt F / White River Kingfisher (Spooled with 350 grain sink line)- Musky flies.

That's everything.

[Crabcakes]

I guess I do things a little differently. I fish for all kinds of species and only have one dedicated "bass" combo. It's a 7' MH shimano crucial with the full cork grips/citica 100d/ 20lb powerpro. I only make dedicated bass trips 5-6 times a year. Too many other things to fish for. I fill in other needs for bass fishing with the rest of my multipurpose gear. 

[new2BC4bass]

Well... I guess I'm a little behind.

Spinning:

Berkley Cherrywood 6'6 M F / Shimano Sienna- shakey heads and jerkbaits

Berkley Cherrywood 5' UL F / Pflueger Trion- Small inline spinners and weightless plastics

Shimano Clarus 5'6 MH XF / Pflueger President- Live bait

St. Croix Triumph 6'6 ML F / Shimano Saharah- T rigs, shakey heads, small cranks, and jerkbaits

Fly Rod:

Redington Pursuit 9' 6wt F / TFO prism- small bass and panfish flies. Trout also.

TFO Hawgleg 7'11 8wt F / White River Osprey- Large bass flies, pike flies, and carp flies.

World Wide Sportsman 9' 10wt F / White River Kingfisher (Spooled with 350 grain sink line)- Musky flies.

That's everything.

 

Seriously Dude!  How do you expect the rod/reel companies to survive if everyone thought that way?    You need to think about adding another 8-10 combos. 

[Capt.Bob]

Just the most used for Bass and Walleye, no fly rods or specialty equipment.

Baitcasting

1) St Croix XC72MHM Lew's Team Gold 6.4 w/20lbs. 832

2) St Croix XC610MXF Lew's Team Gold 7.1 w/20lbs. PP White

3) St Croix TBC68MXF Lew's Tournament Pro 7.1 w/20lbs. FL Trace Braid

4)St Croix AVC70MHF Lew's Team Gold 6.4 w/20lbs FL Braid Crystal

5) St Croix AVC70MF Lew's Tournament 6.4 w/14LBS FL crystal

6) St Croix AVC70MM Lew's Team 6.4 w/20lbs FL Tracer Braid

7) St Croix PC60MHF Lew's BB1 6.4 w/ 20 FL crystal

 

Spinning

1) St Croix AS70MHXF Shimano stradic 4000FJ w/20lbs PP 

2) St Croix LES66MF Shimano Stradic 3000FJ w/15lbs FL Braid

3) St Croix LES63MXF Shimano Stradic 1000FJ w/10lbs F.L. Tracer Brade

4) G. Loomis IMX 6' LF Shimano 2500MgFB w/10lbs. FL

5) B.P. Bionic Blade 6'6" MH Shimano Sustain 3000FE w/15lbs F.L. Tracer Brade

6) B.P. Bionic Blade 6'6" MH Shimano Sustain 3000FE w/15lbs F.L. Tracer Brade

 

Trout Perch and Panfish Spinning

1) St Croix AS60ULF Shimano Stradic 1000MgFB w/6lbs FL

2) St Croix AS50ULF Shimano Saoros 1000F w/6lbs FL

 

 

These are my limited Musky & Pike setups, as I am fazing these out as it is harder and harder on the neck and shoulders to pound these big lures hour after hour. I use these on my vacation in Florida also with the 7'MHXF Croix AV and the FJ4000

1) Bass Pro Extreme Musky 7'6" Heavy W/ Shimano Calcutta 400B w/65lbs FL Braid

2) St. Croix AVC610MHFT w/ Shimano Calcutta 400B w/65lbs FL Braid

 

and 1) Bass Pro 6'6" M Jig Creature Extreme Musky series Shimano Stradic 4000FI w/20lbs FL

I keep a few Symetre's on BP Extremes(3) and Bionic blades(2) for friends and grand kids to use. 

[SirSnookalot]

Just my most used.

Bass

Pond.........6'6 clarus 6/12 ml, 30 supreme 10# braid

Canals......7' calico jack, 8/17 med, 35 supreme 15# braid

 

Inshore

Jettie........7' star mh 10/20, stradic 4000 20# braid

Jettie.........7'6 redbone mh 10/20 stradic 4000 20# braid

Beach........7'6 redbone med 8/17 soron 40 15# braid

Beach .......8' tsunami airwave med 8/17#, daiwa tierra 3000 15# braid

Barracuda..7' mh 10/20 blue runner, arbor 5000 14# mono.

 

Offshore

private boat.. 7' redbone 40#, penn conquer 7000 30# braid

private...........7' star hvy inshore 25#, soron 60 30# braid

private...........7' star 25#, avet mxj, 20# mono.

Drift boat.......7' redbone 30#, spheros 8000, 17# mono.

 

Next few days, 8' Okuma cedros inshore  mh 10/20 or a BPS inshore extreme 8'6 with a Quantum smoke 50.

[TNBassin']

7'1 MH *** BLACK paired with a Gen 3 Revo STX

7' MH Veritas paired with a Gen 3 Revo S

7' MH Vendetta 2 paired with a Gen 3 Revo SX

7' MH Okuma Tarvos paired with an Okuma Trio 30s spinning reel.

[MichiganFishing1997]

Seriously Dude! How do you expect the rod/reel companies to survive if everyone thought that way? You need to think about adding another 8-10 combos.

Oh trust me I'm not done lol. That's just all I have, some of it is cheap but I'm confident in it and am glad I have it. Just don't have that much money. I'm getting better quality gear as time passes, the St. Croix just got added to my collection, and the 8 and 10wt fly rods.

[MediumHeavy]

Powell Max 734 + Shimano Curado 200e7

Powell Max 704 + Shimano Curado 200e7

Powell Max 703 + H20 Xpress Mettle

Powell Max 706CB + Shimano Curado 200e5

 

Shimano Compre 7'2" DS + Shimano Sienna 2500

 

Looking to sell the crankbait rod and get something longer and either glass or composite.

[TrapperJ]

My number 1 combo is my Duckett Micro Magic paired with White Revo S killer combo.

[coak]

Casting

7'6" Shimano Cumara ML/MF+Daiwa TD-Pro=Light Cranks

7'2" Shimano Convergeance MH/XF+BPS Enigma=Frogs

6'8" Shimano Sellus MH/F+Daiwa Takara=Loaner

6'6" Shimano Convergeance ML/F+Quantum Energy PT=Light spinners, chatterbaits, etc.  This rod always comes with me

6'6" Fenwick Silverhawk M/F+Quantum PT tour ed.=all purpose

5'6" Daiwa Strikeforce M/F+Daiwa Strikeforce=panfish

 

Spinning

7'0" Berkley Lightning Rod Shock ML/F+Shimano Spirex 2500RG

7'0" Berkley Lightning Rod M/F+Abu Garcia Cardinal 102

7'0" Hurricane Calico Jack M/F+Shimano Spirex 4000RG

6'8" Carrot Stix Wild MH/F+Shimano Spirex 4000RG

5'6" Berkley Cherrywood UL+Shimano CX 1000RG

5'0" Ugly Stik Lady+Abu Garcia Cardinal 101=wifes

4'6" Abu Garcia UL Special+Abu Garcia Cardinal 101=wifes

[fishking247]

same as every year. shimano reels and st. croix rods. i also use a falcon for cranks and topwater

[War Eagle 44]

Powell Max 703C - Citica 201E - 15# CXX  This is my "all purpose" combo, mostly used for jigs & t-rigs but every now and then I'll throw a spinnerbait or chatterbait with it. 

Powell Max 706CB - Citica 201E - 10# CXX  Crankbait/reaction bait rod, mostly crankbaits (square bills to 6XD's) and scrounger head/flukes .

Powell Max 735C - Citica 201E - 50# PPS8S  Frogs/Toads and swim jigs.

Powell Max 7105 - Citica 201E - 65# PPS8S  Flipping/Punching.

Powell Max 683S - Symetre 3000FJ - 20# PPS8S  Shakeyheads, finesse jigs, & weightless plastics.

 

Cumara A Umbrella Rig - Curado 301E - 25# CXX  A-Rigs, swimbaits, & big swim jigs.

Clarus 7' MH - Chronarch 101B - 50# PPS8S  This is my "pond rod" and one of two I usually take when going on a friends boat.

Scimitar 7' M - Sedona 2500FD - 20# PP  My pond/travel spinning combo. This falls in the same category as the Clarus rod. I use it for anything the baitcaster isn't best suited for.

 

Those are the 8 setups that get the most use by far. I have lots of other higher end gear that I don't use much at the moment. I plan to try and change all that this year though, trying to get rods for my Calais and Calcutta DC's, Curado 51E, & Curado 201DHSV. Then I have a few rods that I need reels for like my Cumara 7'7" Reaction, which I already know I'm picking up a Chronarch 201E5 for.  

[MCS]

Just some working mans combos LOL

 

1 - 6'6" MH/F BPS Carbonlite with a Pflueger President XT 40

1 - 6'6" M/F Ugly Stick with a Pflueger Templar 35

2 - 6'6" Abu Garcia Conolon M/F with a Abu Cardinal 563

 

My oldest son rolls with a

5'6" Zebco rod with a Pflueger President 20

 

My wife has a Shakespeare Ladyfish combo.

[Globadoc]

My Team

 

Starting Five

7'-0" St. Croix Triumph ML-F / Pflueger President 6735 (Spinning)

6'-8" BPS Carbonlite M-XF / Pflueger President 6735 (Spinning)

7'-0" Abu Garcia Veritas M-F / Pflueger President 6735 (Spinning)

7'-0": Abu Garcia Vendetta M-F / Abu Garcia Silver Max (Casting)

6'-6" Berkley Lightning Rod / BPS Enigma (Casting)

 

(Bench)

6'-8" St Croix Mojo Bass M-XF / (Injured reserve - awaiting new spinning reel)

6'-6" Gander Mountain Advantage IM6  ( 2-pc spinning rod - good for road games)

[Chris at Tech]

Lemme see if I can do this from memory...

Spinning

Dobyns Extreme 703 w/ Stradic 2500 FJ

St Croix Avid 69MLXF w/ Stradic 2500 FH

Casting

St Croix Avid 66MF w/ G1 Revo STX

Dobyns Champion 683c w/ G2 Revo Premier

Dobyns Champion 703c w/ G2 Revo Premier

Dobyns Champion 704c w/ Zillion

Dobyns Champion 705cb w/ G2 Revo STX

Dobyns Champion 735c w/ G2 Revo STX

Dobyns Extreme 744c w/ G3 Revo STX

Bass Pro Crankin' Stick 7'6" MH w/ Revo Winch

Bass Pro Extreme 7'6" H w/ Revo Toro 51

Zillion 7' MH w/ Zillion high speed

Kistler Magnesium 6'9" MH w/ G1 Revo STX

[zwhiten12]

7'1 MH *** BLACK paired with a Gen 3 Revo STX

7' MH Veritas paired with a Gen 3 Revo S

7' MH Vendetta 2 paired with a Gen 3 Revo SX

7' MH Okuma Tarvos paired with an Okuma Trio 30s spinning reel.

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What technique do you use each set up for?

[TNBassin']

Anything and everything. They are all pretty much general purpose set ups. Lighter weight stuff gets thrown on the sx and my spinning reel though.

[zwhiten12]

Anything and everything. They are all pretty much general purpose set ups. Lighter weight stuff gets thrown on the sx and my spinning reel though.

Nice and simple, I like it!