Spinning combo under $75

[MN Fisher]

5 minutes ago, ironbjorn said:

Aird-X with a Trion

Bumping it to $100 - this would be my selection.

 

Matter of fact, I fished with this combo last year and the year before...prior to upgrades.

[CrashVector]

https://www.abugarcia.com/collections/spinning-combos/products/max-x-spinning-combo-1523056

 

Pick your rod length, reel size, and rod power..all the same price.  They're DECENT, but nothing special.  The Max-X line is a budget line, and it shows.

 

However....for $90, I can highly recommend this:

 

https://www.abugarcia.com/collections/spinning-combos/products/max-pro-spinning-combo-1523046

 

$15 more and you get a true high quality combo.  The max pro spinning reels are definitely worth the $.  I have a 20 size I use for ned rigs.  It's a great reel at a very fair price.

[ironbjorn]

1 hour ago, MN Fisher said:

Bumping it to $100 - this would be my selection.

 

Matter of fact, I fished with this combo last year and the year before...prior to upgrades.

You can get an aird for $50 and a Trion for $30

[TnRiver46]

15 hours ago, PaulVE64 said:

Hmmmm.

Spinning is very finesse, not the place to go cheaper imo.

But i will recommend a  7' plus medium with a moderate tip.

 

I love cheap spinning for finesse haha. Several times a week usually! 

[cyclops2]

So a $ 75 combo of rod, reel & line will not catch many nice fish ? 

Wish someone would have told me that decades ago.  Now I know why I am catching less fish each year.  

[WRB]

I read both the title and post. The OP saying he wants a 7’ rod, all his current rods are 6’6”. All meaning more then 1. Upgrade the rod now and put the best reel on it for a combo and retire the oldest 6’6” rod. 

Tom

[Happybeerbuzz]

6 minutes ago, WRB said:

I read both the title and post. The OP saying he wants a 7’ rod, all his current rods are 6’6”. All meaning more then 1. Upgrade the rod now and put the best reel on it for a combo and retire the oldest 6’6” rod. 

Tom

This sounds like the most reasonable course of action.  It sounds like you are looking to replace a rod, not a combo.  

[Luke Barnes]

I thought about piecing one together. BPS has the Formula reel and then a Lightning rod would be good enough for me. I have 6 spinning rods and only 1 is a 7' let alone a M. So as long as the rod meets the criteria I would be fine. This will completely replace a very cheap and crappy Shakespeare Crusader reel and H2O Xpress Angler rod. 

[zpelletier]

2 hours ago, Luke Barnes said:

I thought about piecing one together. BPS has the Formula reel and then a Lightning rod would be good enough for me. 

Has anyone used the BPS Formula reel? It’s only $30 right now, but is it decent?

[PressuredFishing]

On 1/22/2022 at 7:29 AM, Luke Barnes said:

I have a $100 gift card burning a hole in my wallet and racking my brain on what I could buy I came up with wanting another 7' M spinning setup. All of my spinning rods are 6'6 and I really like the 7' better. So i know what I think is good and what I like but I value everyones opinion. 

 

So best spinning setup for $75 or less. I know if I bumped it to $100 it would be better. Then might as well go to $120 heck just make it $150. 

 

So seriously $75 limit so I can buy some line for it and be under the $100 gift card limit. 

 

I want to use it for everything. I have all technique specific rods that don't get other lures tied on so this would be a catch all rod and reel. 

Edit: I looked at the Kast King Centurion (i think that's what it's called) and the specs are nice but ive never used KK before so wary of them. Also I go higher end on casting stuff, spinning not so much. My favorite casting setup I have is a BPS Crappie Maxx I use for ned rigs!!

Not a big fan of bps rods, reels are fine but nothing impressive for the price, I'd personally take a kiddie rod over a bps rod that's how dissapointed I am in them...

[cyclops2]

I feel confident in saying that almost every reel today is outstanding in the price range you want. IF built as designed.  I buy some reels and give them away to kids where I stay each summer. This summer is some of my personal rods & reels being given away with a Zip Lok freezer bag of terminal & lures to help them.

 

 None of anything has ever changed from like new operation.  Some of us need to get a  good deal. Others need to buy the highest priced. & complain about the operation not being perfect or needing to be sent in for repairs.