Any one have duplicate set ups?

[22RangerZ520R]

Yes.

 

(4) 2018 Stella FJ 3000's w/842S Conquest's

(4) 2020 Metanium XG's w/903C Conquest's

(4) 2020 Metanium XG's w/904C Conquest's

(4) 2018 Calcutta Conquest 400A's w/F5 custom swimbait 907's 

[Blacktail 8541]

I had a pair of GLoomis 843 GLX rods, 1 older series and the new series. Bothe with Diawa Steez svtw 's.

Gave the older model to my brother so that he would get to experience what a nice rod feels like. Had it for a month and some one decided they needed it more than him. He went and replaced it with a new 843 GLX.

I plan on getting a new 843 Conquest.

[fishwizzard]

There are too many rods I want to try to ever buy an exact duplicate, but I have ended up with three Loomis MBR 3 powers that form the core of my kayak arsenal.  

[KP Duty]

On 6/18/2020 at 9:17 PM, WRB said:

One of my many quirks is buying at least 2 of everything. As a result I have nearly 2 of all my rods and reels.

Tom  

I do this.  I'm extremely OCD.  I always buy in pairs.  Rods dont need to be the same model, just look the same.

[Spankey]

I just got delivery on my second “Winch” reel. I kicking on going up to MH Power on this one just because it will let me go to 1 oz. baits. I have No real plans on tossing that heavy yet but deeper cranking is how I’ve been headed the last few seasons. 
 

I hate to buy the rod untouched but in my area it’s gonna be tough to find it. I’m 100% satisfied with the medium power moderate action I’m using now but my mind is telling me to go up a power size. Abu Garcia is one of the few that I like the feel of the moderate action. 

[Manifestgtr]

I don’t have any exact duplicates at the moment. A lot of my setups are “fine tuned” with a slightly different spec rod or something like that. I have different versions of the same setup if that makes sense.

 

Now please, don’t read this to mean “yeahhh, that’s right...that’s how good I am...what do you think of that”. I know how things can come across on the internet sometimes. Trust me...I’d get smoked and embarrassed by even the lowest level pro and indeed, many other amateurs. I just like to dedicate combos and try new things.

 

A couple rigs I’d like to eventually duplicate are my cnq 844/metanium and my legend x 68mxf/aldebaran. I feel like those combos are the pinnacle for their intended purposes. Nothing throws a jig like the 844 and nothing works a fluke like the tip on the mxf...at least not that I’ve found. Those are rigs I’d duplicate in a heartbeat if I came across the right deal. 

[MN Fisher]

1 minute ago, Manifestgtr said:

I don’t have any exact duplicates at the moment. A lot of my setups are “fine tuned” with a slightly different spec rod or something like that. I have different versions of the same setup if that makes sense.

Ya, this is what I do.

I have two spinning rigs set up for finesse - Pres-25 on Fury 702, Avocet RZ-2000 on ML/F Avocet.

Two BC rigs set up for general use - Supreme on Aird-X MH/F, Pres-XT on Laguna MH/F

Two crankbait rigs - that can be used for other things as well - Fuego on Fury 705CB and Trion-35 on Okuma Stratus VI MH/M

 

As you can tell, I'm on a budget, so do the best I can with limited resources.

 

[Teal]

7 minutes ago, Manifestgtr said:

I don’t have any exact duplicates at the moment. A lot of my setups are “fine tuned” with a slightly different spec rod or something like that. I have different versions of the same setup if that makes sense.

 

Now please, don’t read this to mean “yeahhh, that’s right...that’s how good I am...what do you think of that”. I know how things can come across on the internet sometimes. Trust me...I’d get smoked and embarrassed by even the lowest level pro and indeed, many other amateurs. I just like to dedicate combos and try new things.

 

A couple rigs I’d like to eventually duplicate are my cnq 844/metanium and my legend x 68mxf/aldebaran. I feel like those combos are the pinnacle for their intended purposes. Nothing throws a jig like the 844 and nothing works a fluke like the tip on the mxf...at least not that I’ve found. Those are rigs I’d duplicate in a heartbeat if I came across the right deal. 

Nah man... alot of us have that mindset oh having set ups specifically selected for different techniques. Probably why I only have 1 duplicate set.  But different strokes for different folks.  Alot of the guys that post kn this thread are awesome fishermen and have multiple duplicates, and there are some like you and me that barely have any. 

 

I have friend that I used to fish with alot that will not spend more than 75 bucks or so on a rod or a reel and he places in top 3 frequently of alot of tournaments...if you are good you are good.  

[Teal]

On a different note, my striper/inshore rods are set ups are all the same. 

 

3- duckett inshore 7'0 MH

3- ducket inshore 7'6MH 

All have a and abu c4  5600 

25 lb big game on all of them.

 

Wasnt a ducket follower, but got all those rods for half of what they cost...they do well for me.  I like that the handle is shorter than what I used to have.  Picked up 4 of the c4s years ago at a garage sale from an angry woman.  

[Manifestgtr]

29 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Ya, this is what I do.

I have two spinning rigs set up for finesse - Pres-25 on Fury 702, Avocet RZ-2000 on ML/F Avocet.

Two BC rigs set up for general use - Supreme on Aird-X MH/F, Pres-XT on Laguna MH/F

Two crankbait rigs - that can be used for other things as well - Fuego on Fury 705CB and Trion-35 on Okuma Stratus VI MH/M

 

As you can tell, I'm on a budget, so do the best I can with limited resources.

 

Nothin wrong with any of those setups, man. Fuego on Fury outperforms many combos costing twice as much. 

[MN Fisher]

18 minutes ago, Manifestgtr said:

Nothin wrong with any of those setups, man. Fuego on Fury outperforms many combos costing twice as much. 

I do have a replacement for the Avocet combo in my wishlist - Mitchell 308Pro and Diawa Procyon L/F

[Vilas15]

No. Only take 4 with me, 2 spinning and 2 casting. I could get a few more before needing to double up. If I dont feel like retying then it's a perfect time to switch baits/rods unless i was catching fish before i broke it off. Even then I dont fish tournaments so i can take the 1 minute to retie.

[RedRob]

On 6/18/2020 at 7:00 AM, browne762 said:

Well, unplanned but just ordered my second St Croix 2020 Legend Xtreme HF with a Shimano Bantam. I guess the second 852 will have to wait for a bit longer now.

How you like that 2020. I have last years Legend Xtreme in a ML with a Daiwa exist LT. Might have another for the 2020 to put my stella fj on.