Most Expensive Set Up

[moguy1973]

Nothing super expensive.  $120 Carbonite II rod with a $169 Lews Tournament SLP Speed Spool

[Tywithay]

Got rid of most of my expensive stuff when I got divorced, but highest combo now is: 

 

JDM Daiwa Zillion TW 1516SH - $350

Edge Black Widow 735 -  $300

[Jaybert]

splurged on a couple new imx pro over the winter... 

 

Imx pro SJR782 with a stradic ci4 3000 about $750 cdn

 

IMX pro CR722 with my curado 70hg about $650 cdn plus hawg tech handle on the reel with cork knobs, so like $750+ I guess 

 

Have a Calcutta 200 GTB with updates handle, bearings etc. paired with an MBR783C E6X. looking to update Rod in this combo to MBR783C in IMX pro or GLX. so this one may soon pass both...

Slippery slope once you build that first higher end combo

[gim]

Do muskie setups count? My st croix muskie mojo paired with a Calcutta D reel is the highest priced setup I own.

[WRB]

2008 members could not conceive today's high end bass  rods and reels exceding $600 each!

I look at prices being what folks can afford not what works to catch bass, it isn't relative. 

 

Tom

[jbsoonerfan]

36 minutes ago, WRB said:

2008 members could not conceive today's high end bass  rods and reels exceding $600 each!

I look at prices being what folks can afford not what works to catch bass, it isn't relative. 

 

Tom

Technically the same can be said with anything in life such as expensive baseball bats don't make one a better hitter, expensive golf clubs don't make one a better player, expensive shotguns don't make one a better shot but those things can make the sport more enjoyable to the person using that equipment. 

 

When I was in college a $200 baseball bat was super high end, now my daughter plays on teams with $400 softball bats and she's 11. 

[WRB]

I caught hundreds of giant bass using reels and rod I no longer use today. My go to reel was 4500C 80's vintage before instant anti reverse bearings were invented, price about $75. My rods were Lamiglas custom a graphite cost about $100 and line Big Game mono, orice under $7 for 600 yards. In 1980's $ $175 per combo. I upgraded the reels in the early 90'scto Daiwa TD HTSA's at $150 per reel using the same rods and line catching 4 of my 5 PB bass listed. The combo's being $250 each. How does anyone compare today $1200 combo to 90's $250? 

It's like comparing a $300 shot gun to a $3,000 shot gun, fluff not function.

Tom

[jbsoonerfan]

22 minutes ago, WRB said:

I caught hundreds of giant bass using reels and rod I no longer use today. My go to reel was 4500C 80's vintage before instant anti reverse bearings were invented, price about $75. My rods were Lamiglas custom a graphite cost about $100 and line Big Game mono, orice under $7 for 600 yards. In 1980's $ $175 per combo. I upgraded the reels in the early 90'scto Daiwa TD HTSA's at $150 per reel using the same rods and line catching 4 of my 5 PB bass listed. The combo's being $250 each. How does anyone compare today $1200 combo to 90's $250? 

It's like comparing a $300 shot gun to a $3,000 shot gun, fluff not function.

Tom

Seems like you are the only one trying to do so. Everyone else is just participating as the title says.

[evo2s197]

My four most expensive combos are:

 

St. Croix Legend Xtreme AGS

7ft Medium fast casting $630

Daiwa Steez SV TW 1016SV-SH $549.99

 

TWO St. Croix Legend Xtreme AGS

7ft1 Medium Heavy XFast casting $640

Daiwa Steez SV TW 1016SV-SH $549.99

 

St. Croix Legend Xtreme AGS

7ft4 Heavy fast casting $650

Daiwa Steez A TW 1016 SH $499.99

 

 

 

[WRB]

11 hours ago, jbsoonerfan said:

Seems like you are the only one trying to do so. Everyone else is just participating as the title says.

You are right, I read as what is the most expensive set up instead of a bragging list.

Tom, the curmudgeon

[MN Fisher]

22 minutes ago, WRB said:

You are right, I read as what is the most expensive set up instead of a bragging list.

Tom, the curmudgeon

I look at some of these combos and shudder - one rig costs more than my canoe and trailer combined...and they have more than one of these rigs.

 

If I had that kind of money, I'd be in a used Lund, Tracker or Sylvan instead of a plastic canoe and still be using my 'cheap' gear.

[FishinBuck07]

All my casting combos are around the $250 price mark, spinning combos are well below that price mark!

[J Francho]

I don't fish my most expensive rod and reel together, but if I did, it would be a JDM Zillion and a Champ Extreme, so around $700ish.

[flyfisher]

Most expensive conventional setup is in the $400 range. Fly rod I have a couple combos that retailed around 1k

[NYWayfarer]

Retail:

 

Lew’s Pro Ti Speed Spool SLP $349.99

Lew’s TP 1 Black Speed Stick $129.99

 

Paid $230.00 for the reel, DSG price match.

Paid $100 for the rod on sale.

[Hook2Jaw]

I got that new Shakespeare Frozen 2 combo for 14.99.  One piece, so I'm not worried about the reel seat breaking.  Only two guides, so wind knots don't happen.

 

This son of a gun has a 2:1 reel on it so it's nasty for pulling big, deep cranks and letting a mambojohambo get a good look at it before the slurpage.  It's so low profile that I can keep my thumb on the drag control and if she gets too feisty, a press of a button lets her run and wear herself out.

 

10/10, would recommend over any Loomis rod, Daiwa Steez, or Shimano Chronarch.

[PhishLI]

3 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

I look at some of these combos and shudder - one rig costs more than my canoe and trailer combined...and they have more than one of these rigs.

 

If I had that kind of money, I'd be in a used Lund, Tracker or Sylvan instead of a plastic canoe and still be using my 'cheap' gear.

Gear shaming is weird and cringey whether it's done looking up or whether it's done looking down. You have no idea what you'd buy if you had "that type of money", but the odds are very good that you'd be buying shinier things. Don't bother arguing about it 'cause nobody here will believe you. Whip up a nice Kale smoothie, take a sip, relax, and enjoy what you've got. It's all good.

[Steveo-1969]

4 minutes ago, PhishLI said:

Gear shaming is weird and cringey whether it's done looking up or whether it's done looking down. You have no idea what you'd buy if you had "that type of money", but the odds are very good that you'd be buying shinier things. Don't bother arguing about it 'cause nobody here will believe you. Whip up a nice Kale smoothie, take a sip, relax, and enjoy what you've got. It's all good.

I would "Like" the above post TWICE if I could!

[J._Bricker]

During our fishing lives we all buy IMHO at least one rod and/or reel that is the most monetarily that we can afford. This better equipment may or may not make you a better fisherman initially, but over time it becomes part of the overall puzzle as one becomes a better angler. As far as I’m concerned, having that one “sweet” setup makes my time on the water that much more enjoyable and makes me look forward to the next trip.  Especially now...

[Gazz]

Shimano Chronarch MGL on a Shimano Expride A - $550 total. 

[Dens228]

My Megabass Orochi XX Swingfire with my Daiwa Tatula Elite, $540 total. 

[MN Fisher]

1 hour ago, PhishLI said:

You have no idea what you'd buy if you had "that type of money",

I stated exactly what I'd buy...no more, no less.

1 hour ago, PhishLI said:

but the odds are very good that you'd be buying shinier things.

Yep - a boat

 

1 hour ago, PhishLI said:

Gear shaming is weird and cringey whether it's done looking up or whether it's done looking down.

Never my intention - you want to spend that kind of money on rods/reels...go for it. I'm just stating what I would do with that amount.

 

Don't assign thoughts to me that I don't have.

[DomQ]

I have a casitas and an fenwick HMG that costs about 10,000 canadian but after I convert it into USD it's like 150 bucks, man the canadian dollar sucks

[evo2s197]

1 hour ago, PhishLI said:

Gear shaming is weird and cringey whether it's done looking up or whether it's done looking down. You have no idea what you'd buy if you had "that type of money", but the odds are very good that you'd be buying shinier things. Don't bother arguing about it 'cause nobody here will believe you. Whip up a nice Kale smoothie, take a sip, relax, and enjoy what you've got. It's all good.

I agree, obviously I have Ultra high end stuff, but I have what most beginner would call beginner setups that I enjoy using also, for instance I have the New Ugly Stick Carbons that I believe are 70 bucks per rod. As long as you catch fish I dont judge even if your using a cane pole.

[mrpao]

I really enjoy looking at other people's expensive gear. I have nice gear myself, and could have nicer gear if I wanted. I just like to see how people have their stuff setup.