Joedodge Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 So I was looking Amy stuff and a buddy commented on my combos while over. I fish halo starlight ( yellow handles on the red blank) and daylight series ( plain black) and then what ever reel I prefer in them. I've never cared about appearance or color schemes as long as the performance and feel is there. It just doesn't matter to me. But it got me thinking do some guys actually try to match this stuff and care what there equipment looks like? 1 Quote
Super User gulfcaptain Posted April 12, 2015 Super User Posted April 12, 2015 Bass fising, don't really care. When I worked charterboats or fished on them I had custom wrapped rods with the same color scheme's on them to make them eaiser to identify especially if there are 200 rods on the boat. That little bit of color when you set it down makes it easer to spot as well as keeping an eye out if someone accidently trys to walk off with it at the end of the day. Quote
Ozark_Basser Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 I definitely care. It's half the fun having cool stuff. Wait till you start thinking about making your own stuff, then you'll really spend some time trying to match colors and getting creative. Quote
SNK Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 I care to a certain degree. I usually research and shop for Performance and Appearance first, if I cannot find that then it is Performance over Appearance, but never, ever, Appearance over Performance. 3 Quote
Super User S Hovanec Posted April 12, 2015 Super User Posted April 12, 2015 Life is too short to fish with ugly equipment. I plan rods around reels I have and buy reels to match rods I plan to build. 3 Quote
Super User .ghoti. Posted April 12, 2015 Super User Posted April 12, 2015 I match my rods and reels by weight. I have 5 Alphas and an SS SV. These sre spooled with either 8 or 10 , and mounted on my lightest power rods. My 4 Zillions get 14 , and are on my heaviest power rods. In the middle of the pack are 5 Fuegos, 2 TD-Z, and a Viento. These are spooled with 12, and are on the rest of the rods. What they look like has no bearing on the pairing. 2 Quote
Fisher-O-men Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 I don't care about my clothes, why would I care about my gear? Now my guns, they gotta look nice! 1 Quote
Grantman83 Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 I may have such a problem. Considering I have had stuff custom painted to match lol. But I still like using stuff that doesnt match and just works. Can I say I have some of both side of the argument? Quote
Joedodge Posted April 12, 2015 Author Posted April 12, 2015 Lol of course ya can! It's neat to see folks opinions on the subject! Quote
Super User DogBone_384 Posted April 13, 2015 Super User Posted April 13, 2015 Doesn't really bother me if my rods & reels don't match. Whatever feels & works best together stays together. 1 Quote
Super User Master Bait'r Posted April 13, 2015 Super User Posted April 13, 2015 Different strokes See the neat thing is how many different ways there are to skin the proverbial cat, and each individual's taste is different. There are as many answers and perspectives as there are colors in the Ito catalog. I wanted to spread it around, personally. I do also want to keep my small quiver as sexy as it can be. I can only have a few rods so you bet they are eye candy haha 1 Quote
Super User Ratherbfishing Posted April 13, 2015 Super User Posted April 13, 2015 Nope, don't care. 1 Quote
Joedodge Posted April 13, 2015 Author Posted April 13, 2015 I do hear ya there I also only have a a few combos. But I like it that way. And I just don't care about the looks thing strictly performance lol Quote
bigfishbk86 Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 Don't care at all, and I mean at all. This is confirmed by The 6 cabelas green zillions I have Quote
Super User J Francho Posted April 13, 2015 Super User Posted April 13, 2015 Feel > looks. If it all looks good, so much the better. 2 Quote
Super User Maxximus Redneckus Posted April 13, 2015 Super User Posted April 13, 2015 Looks dont matter but i like line with color i dont care for clear line.i have 30 spools of line mostly green yo zuri ,solar collector And green big game and some red triple fish. Quote
22hertz Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 I dont care other than I prefer a black rod. I am considering a Duckett Ghost for my latest reel purchase but really dont like the white color... Quote
Super User rippin-lips Posted April 13, 2015 Super User Posted April 13, 2015 I won't buy a rod due to color. A great example is the red or yellow Halo rods the OP mentioned. I don't like those two colors so I won't spend 'my' money on them. I would never buy a vehicle that color either. Quote
CRANKENSTIEN Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 Performance. Value then looks last. Quality equipment always looks good to me no matter the color or match. Quote
Super User SirSnookalot Posted April 13, 2015 Super User Posted April 13, 2015 Anything but pink rod. 1 Quote
John G Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 Yes, I do care about how a rod/reel look together. Quote
mrc.in.wi Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 If it works and it doesn't cost me a weeks pay, I don't care what color it is. Quote
Super User Choporoz Posted April 13, 2015 Super User Posted April 13, 2015 http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/149652-does-it-really-matter-to-you/ Quote
DCfishing Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 I don't really care, but what you described sounded pretty ugly. :/ The yellow on a red blank. Quote
Joedodge Posted April 13, 2015 Author Posted April 13, 2015 Haha yeah they are. But man there nice rods for the money Quote
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