What’s in your hands and in the water most of the time?

[MUSLENUTZ]

Although many here have lots of gear. What do you find yourself using more on the water and what’s your favorite goto that just catches you fish. 
 

Rod, Reel, Line, hook and Lure. Be specific if you feel like typing. 
 

For me Dobyns 734 champ, Curado DC, 30lb Power Pro Braid w/10 lb Invisx with a 1/8oz weight Texas rig with 4/0 or 3/0 ewg hook with a 5 in plastic worm or rage tail. 

[Tywithay]

Steez SV TW on a 7' M-MH Tatula Elite AGS with 12lb Assassin FC. Typically throwing weightless senkos. 

 

If I'm struggling to get a bite with anything else, I can always count on that setup to at least produce a hit. Going to be switching the Steez to another rod tomorrow though. Replacing it with a 2020 Metanium B.

[Nelson Delaney]

Loomis nrx 843c, Lews custom pro lite. McCoy Fluoro and usually a weightless senko

[BrianMDTX]

Fenwick HMX 66M-FS, Daiwa Revros LT2500, 8# YZH, 5” Senko wacky, 1/0 Gamma octopus hook. 

[Matt_3479]

Nrx 853c with met mgl, 30lbs power pro with 15lbs invisx leader. With a few baits being used on it, but if I’m just looking to catch fish anywhere then a 5” senko. 

[Mike L]

Loomis MBR 843C GLX

Chronarch 100SF 

12# Sniper

3/16 tungsten 

6” UV Speed Worm
 

 

 

 

Mike

 

[Todd2]

All-Star 7' MH 

Johnny Morris BC

12lb Big Game

3/16 oz Texas Rig

Motor Oil Power Worm

 

This is currently my #1 deal, subject to change at anytime without notice..lol

[Fin S]

Dobyns Champion 703c

Curado 70

PowerPro Spectra 20#

Trilene XL 10#

Owner Flashy Swimmer 3/0

Keitech 3.8" 

[Teal]

Ah man, hard to answer.  It changes every few trips.   Just depends in what a working for me at the time.  It could be any one of 7 or 8 rods that steal the show on a given day.

 

If I had to bite on this thread for the fun of it, I'll name a rod and reel set up that I have 2 of because of its versatility.   

 

Powell Endurance 723c, Lews tournament pro 7:1 reel, 1 set up has 50 lb Braid & 12 lb Sniper, the other has 16 lb Sniper.   Spinnerbaits, chatter baits, 1/4 oz t rigs, lipless cranks, softswimbaits, shakey heads, even squarebilla and some topwaters.  

[Jermination]

pfleuger supreme, 6'8 st croix mojo m/f, 10lb powerpro/10lb fluoro leader, 3/16 oz shakyheadz some sort of zman plastic based on the time of year

[MUSLENUTZ]

50 minutes ago, Teal said:

Ah man, hard to answer.  It changes every few trips.   Just depends in what a working for me at the time.  It could be any one of 7 or 8 rods that steal the show on a given day.

 

If I had to bite on this thread for the fun of it, I'll name a rod and reel set up that I have 2 of because of its versatility.   

 

Powell Endurance 723c, Lews tournament pro 7:1 reel, 1 set up has 50 lb Braid & 12 lb Sniper, the other has 16 lb Sniper.   Spinnerbaits, chatter baits, 1/4 oz t rigs, lipless cranks, softswimbaits, shakey heads, even squarebilla and some topwaters.  

So many choices. Nice!

[Randy Price]

SC Legend X 610 MLXF spinning rod with a Shimano Stradic Ci4+ 2500 reel and 12 lb, Berkley Nanofil for line.

[browne762]

Most used this season at this point:

 

G Loomis GLX 852C

Shimano Aldebaran MGL 30HS

20lb Hi-viz Yellow Power Pro

3/16oz Owner Weighted Twistlock or Flashy Swimmer 

3.3 or 3.8 Keitech Swing Impact Fat

[NYWayfarer]

Most used this season is:

 

Lew's TP1 Black Speed Stick 6'8" M/MF

Lew's Pro-Ti SLP Speed Spool

10lb Yo-Zuri Hybrid

Some form of finesse jig or weightless worm.

[Mobasser]

Shimano Clarus 6'6 med/hvy rod, Lews LFS casting reel, 12lb Big Game line, t rig plastic worm

[AmmoGuy]

So far, the 3 spots I'm fishing it's pretty much been a Tatula 6'10 MH/F and a Daiwa Coastal SV, with a 5" weightless Senko or Dinger. I keep a Carbonlite 2.0 with a Coastal SV rigged with a different color. 

 

I honestly kind of get annoyed that I'm not throwing anything else... but the darn things just produce so many hits, and seem to produce more quality fish.  I've tried a few other lures over the last 6-8 weeks, but nothing puts as many fish in the boat as the Senkos/Dingers. 

[Teal]

46 minutes ago, AmmoGuy said:

So far, the 3 spots I'm fishing it's pretty much been a Tatula 6'10 MH/F and a Daiwa Coastal SV, with a 5" weightless Senko or Dinger. I keep a Carbonlite 2.0 with a Coastal SV rigged with a different color. 

 

I honestly kind of get annoyed that I'm not throwing anything else... but the darn things just produce so many hits, and seem to produce more quality fish.  I've tried a few other lures over the last 6-8 weeks, but nothing puts as many fish in the boat as the Senkos/Dingers. 

My 6,10 tatula has been getting A lot of work too...mainly moving and top water baits for me tho.  Pretty much been throwing kvd wake baits and plopper 110s on it for past couple weeks.  A very versatile rod.  It's a shame cuz it's an excellent bottom contact rod, but I've those covered already   ? glad you like your new rod

[Finessegenics]

- Pflueger Supreme XT 30 

- Mojo Bass 6’10 ML/XF

- 10lb braid to 8lb fluoro (been trying yo-zuri hybrid as leader too)

1/16 or 1/8 oz mushroom jig head, with a wide assortment of 3” plastics. 
 

I fish with all my setups but this has been in my hands by far the most. I was always more comfortable with a spinning reel in my hands. Even when I go up to heavier casting gear, it’s rarely ever a moving bait. Usually just a big worm weightless or with a light bullet weight. 

[AmmoGuy]

48 minutes ago, Teal said:

My 6,10 tatula has been getting A lot of work too...mainly moving and top water baits for me tho.  Pretty much been throwing kvd wake baits and plopper 110s on it for past couple weeks.  A very versatile rod.  It's a shame cuz it's an excellent bottom contact rod, but I've those covered already   ? glad you like your new rod

 

It really fishes the Senkos well. 

I wouldn't MIND it being a full 7'. Sometimes I feel like it MIGHT be a little more work to take up line on hooksets than a 7' or a 7'3", but it's minimal. 

 

And yes... I realize there is a Tat 7'3" MH/F, but I don't need that evil put on me right now, ?

[RoLo]

 

> Shimano or Dobyns blank (Casting / Spinning)

> Shimano reel

> 30-lb Braid main-line 

> 30-lb Braid leader  (Knotless..LOL)

> Gambler 5.0" Big EZ  (Pictured in my avatar)

 

Roger  

 

[Fishes in trees]

As far as fishing gear goes, I have more than I need but not nearly as many as I want.  I like fishing reaction baits, like lipless cranks, square bills, spinnerbaits & so forth.  These days though, and for the past few years I seems like I have a soft plastic or jig rod in my hands MUCH more often, probably 2 to 1.  Twenty minutes of throwing a square bill or spinner bait and my wrists/elbow gets tired and I don't feel like throwing it any more - so I don't.

 

I'm on some decent anti-inflammatory meds so I'm not afraid, pain wise, to throw reaction baits, but if they ain't working, they aren't a bait that I'm going to stick with for a long time.   I'll go back to throwing some soft plastic at objects - mostly because I know that isn't going to bother my wrists as much.

[Pogues2300]

Currently its probably 7'3" mh moderate poison adrena,  8:1 chronarch. Mgl. 30lb suffix 832 to 12lb  Seaguar fluoro leader. 3/8 oz. 6th sense bluegill or green pumpkin divine swim jig with a rage craw or swimmer trailer. 

[The Maestro]

I'm using a jig or Texas rig most of the time but those are spread over 4 different rods.

 

I guess for a single rod/reel/bait I would be using my Senko setup the most. It's a Gen 1 Cumara 6'8" MH Fast + 2020 Metanium HG with 30lb yellow Power Pro. Usually throwing a 5" green pumpkin BPS Stik-O.

[matbellon3]

-Dobyns Champion XP 684c 

-Daiwa Zillion SV TW 1016SV-SH

-30 lbs Daiwa J-braid X8 Chartreuse

-15 lbs P-Line Halo leader

-Z-man Project Z swim jig with a Rage Menace trailer

 

Primarily use this for short casts/ skips to targets off of the kayak. 

[S Hovanec]

Custom 5S610MLXF extended to 7'

Shimano TwinPower 2500HGS

TufLine XP 20#

6# Tatsu leader

Owner Mosquito size 6

Hand poured worm my buddy makes