What’s your favorite brand rod? Megabass, shimano, st croix, G.loomis...

[ATA]

On 3/8/2020 at 7:26 AM, clemsondds said:

Hey, just curious when everyone’s favorite brand is. Are you brand loyal when it comes to looking for a particular rod or just go with whatever is best for that application? I am a little OCD about keeping things the same but it’s hard to do that when you’re looking for a particular rod for a particular lure/application.  I love st croix, but Dobyns, megabass, and shimano exprides are hard to resist. 

There is no place for being OCD in here, let me tell you I have Shimano shaula and st Croix, and now I an going after gloomis in few days, any of them good for specific aplication.

[Matt_3479]

When it comes to reels I’m a shimano guy all the way, and for rods I do favour gloomis but not against using other. Have 1 kistler, 1 expride, 1 dobyns, had 3 st. Croixs and 8 gloomis rods. Looking at grabbing a megabass this season and some more exprides 

[dodgeguy]

Bass Pro Shops and Falcon.

[optimator]

I'm partial to G. Loomis but I also have some St Croix & Dobyns. For reels I stick to Shimano, Daiwa & Abu Garcia. 

[Bandersnatch]

On 3/8/2020 at 4:31 PM, Westcoast said:

I have a couple megabass(destroyer,Levante), a few Loomis (imx,glx,nrx), a few kistlers, a few lamiglas, a few sage, a Winston, a t&t, a few nfc, a couple st croix and probably a few that I’ve forgotten. If I like the rod, I buy it with no consideration of the brand. It’s all function not fashion. 

This 

[Scrapiron]

I’ve fallen for the Steez SVF (mostly AGS) rods. They just do it for me. Close second are my Kistler Zbone X-rays.

 

Been through upper tier of Loomis, St.Croix, Megabass, etc. and all have excellent products... just the Steez /Zbone work best for me.

[riskkid 2]

I have many different brand rods but my favorite is an old G Loomis GLX. Also my most expensive rod. Bought it used a long time ago and never regretted it. It's the one rod that is always on my boat. 7' MHF so its an all around work horse.

[ATA]

On 3/8/2020 at 7:26 AM, clemsondds said:

Hey, just curious when everyone’s favorite brand is. Are you brand loyal when it comes to looking for a particular rod or just go with whatever is best for that application? I am a little OCD about keeping things the same but it’s hard to do that when you’re looking for a particular rod for a particular lure/application.  I love st croix, but Dobyns, megabass, and shimano exprides are hard to resist. 

I wasn't brand loyal at first but now only Shimano and g-loomis.

[Gator_Bait]

The NEXT one...?

 

That would be a Dobyns Fury 734C at this time  It's due in on Monday!

[RoLo]

 

RODS: Megabass - Shimano - Kistler

REELS: Shimano 

[Smalls]

I've got a bunch- Dobyn's, Powell, Falcon, etc. But I recently picked up an iRod... and I loved it so I bought another, and I'm waiting on another to be restocked so I can buy it. If you can see the pattern beginning ?

[walleyecrazy]

I can't say that I truly have a favorite brand. I have rods from a good number of manufacturers. I will say that my current favorite rods are my 7'6" ML/M Daiwa Tatula Elite AGS, and my 8' H Leviathan Omega swimbait rod.

[dodgeguy]

Bass Pro Shops Johnny Morris Patriot series.

[JediAmoeba]

I am not brand loyal to rods but I have become brand loyal to reels.   I have never owned or used a shimano reel in my life (how this is possible I dont know).  I have tried or used every brand of reel under the sun and now I have almost all Daiwa.  

 

My rods are a hodge podge of brands and I enjoy almost all of them.

[NYWayfarer]

I have tried lots of rods. My favorites come from the following brands, Lew’s, St. Croix and Powell. Kastking for travel rods.

 

For reels it’s mostly Lew’s with a few Shimano, Daiwa, Kastking and Pflueger in my rotation. 

[tander]

Lews and Falcon, not really high priced rods but I like them and they get the job done.