$1K

[DogBone_384]

Since I've gotten back into fishing and discovered buying gear is like CRACK, has anyone out there spent more than a grand $$$ on one set-up, and what, pray-tell is it?

Thanks, in advance, for all the fun!

[JunkYard814]

My set-up cap is around $300 on my last 3 set-ups, but I can't wait to hear what everyone else says. 

[JD96]

My setup cap is 500 for now, none have even got close to that, but then again I'm 16 and buy my own setups.

[down4ttown]

An NRX and Steez will put you there. Any two Megabass combos outside the Orochi XX. My most expensive set up is a DX744 with a Team Lew's Pro. Love that thing. 

[00 mod]

There are some guys that have for sure......

[iabass8]

on one rod + one reel? i didn't pay retail price for very many of my set ups as i usually buy during holiday sales  but a lot of mine retail for 400+ and a couple that are 600+.

[derekxec]

i have some $400-700 reels but all my rods are custom builds built by me lol and the materials don't usually come out to $300+ so not me

[flyfisher]

Two of my fly rods are near that range.....

 

Sage Bass II largemouth matched up with a lamson velocity

 

Sage 7wt XP with a Galvan reel and SA GPX line

 

Both those combos are up there in cost but you also have to remember that one fly rod can do the work of pretty much 4-5 conventional set ups so the cost isn't as bad when you convince yourself of that like i do when i buy a new combo

[quanjig]

Where is redline Robert?

[kickerfish1]

Are upgrades to a reel factored in or just the price of the actual reel? Also are we talking retail value of what we paid for each?

I have one that tops out just over $900 for what I paid for the everything. If we are talking retail it is over 1k.

NRX casting rod 873 - retail at $550 purchased for $385 as a Rep sample

JDM tdz 100m purchased mint for $250

90 mm RCS handle for $130

Daiwa cork knobs $50

Custom cast control knob and drag star $70

Carbontex drag $8

Abec7 hearings $25

Brass 6:3.1 gears $25

Total in reel = $558 plus $385 for rod = $943 and if we are talking full retail it would be close to $1100.

Most of my outfits are in the $300 - $600 range.

[JeziHogg]

Most expensive rod/reel set up I have is an Abu Garcia LTZ-L paired with a St Croix LXC68MXF it was about $900 before tax.. Lets just say I got that stuffed delivered to my work instead of home.

[bigbill]

My new $9.99 Shakespeare rod, my $54 Okuma Exipior reel and my $12 vicious 12lb line. I run very affordable setups. I have too many other hobbies. I recently spent $22 on a rod.

I collect IH TRACTORS. cub cadets, farmall cubs, Int 154 loboys and restore them.

[Hi Salenity]

I have a NRX with a super tuned Core 50 with $50 worth of line on it

If I paid list price for everything I'd be over 1K

[Hi Salenity]

I have a NRX with a super tuned Core 50 with $50 worth of line on it

If I paid list price for everything I'd be over 1K

I also have a tuned 50e with a hand built MHX rod with the same specs as my NRX. I've probably got just over $300 in everything and I like it more.

[bmlum415]

I don't think I have, I've bought a shimano core 51 with a dobyns champ extreme spooled with tatsu but I don't think that breaks a grand.i usually spend anywhere from 400-600 on average for set ups. Although I'm considering a megabass destroyer x7 with a shimano metanium xg for a new set up. I'm only 16, this is gonna be a life long addiction.

[Grantman83]

Steez rod with zillion type r and tuned parts would be around a grand.

Dx702c with a bnib pixy turned into pixzilla with carbon handle and knobs would be close in terms of parts added etc

Have a zillion 100sha which I bought coastal zillion parts for, had it tuned and upgraded and custom painted. With a champion 734 it is close. Put it with a higher end rod and it would Def be over.

[Jrob78]

If I had a disposable income, I know I would own a few combos over $1000.  Unfortunately, I can't afford that.  I think that at some point you reach the point of diminishing returns and you get less for your money as the price goes higher.  That doesn't mean I wouldn't go there if I could though.

[lmbfisherman]

My most expensive setup retail - GLX 894 (460) + Paired with my Chronarch 200E6 (200) - 660 - but I bought them on sale 390+180=570.  I don't see myself going higher than that. 

[DaveT63]

I've got a Steez on a G Loomis MBR842C GLX, which comes close at retail.  And I've got another Steez on a St Croix Xtreme 7'MF rod, which also comes close at retail.  However, since I bought all of them used, I pretty much have less than half of that in each setup.  2 for the price of one!

[deaknh03]

Calling Redline!!! Where are you Robert??

[jeb2]

I have several. Stella/NRX; Calais DC/NRX; Calais DC/Kistler Z-bone; Steez/NRX (x2). 

 

Are they all that much better than other combos I have at 1/2 the value? Some yes, some no. The 2 DC's are awesome, but large and heavy for this price range. The Steez's, not much of a fan. The Stella is super smooth, but not really worth the price tag, IMO, compared to other spinning reels I have.

 

The rods are all worth the coin to me because I fish a lot of bottom contact baits and they are all super sensitive, resulting in more fish in the boat.

[new2BC4bass]

Where are the Monoblock owners?

 

Nope.  Most expensive...my cost...is $440, but new the reel probably would have cost that much.  Unfortunately this combo seldom gets used since I seldom fish where I could put it to use.

[tholmes]

Not even close. My most expensive combo cost me about $200. 

 

Tom

[BenB54]

My fly setups, yes. My bass setups, no. Most bass stuff is in the $4-600 range with a few in the $7-900 range.

[thehooligan]

My most expensive combo retail is my cumulus/core combo. $770 retail. Throw in a $100 zpi cf handle and $30 bocas and were at $900.

 

8.2oz's, very sensitive, and a pleasure to fish with.