Anyone notice

[Daiwa]

Anyone notice how the cheap stuff ends up being your favorite? I have alot of nice, expensive gear but my cheapest rod and reel combo was 15.00. Daiwa Shock. It is my favorite reel. I can cast 100 feet no problem with a jig. (not sure exactly, im not a person who has measured my casts, YET!)

Anyone else notice how nice the cheap stuff is?

[roadwarrior]

Nope.

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[Daiwa]

Really, I still know the nice stuff is great but I dont know what I would do without my Daiwa Shock. Oh, wait yes I do, Id go to GanderMtn and buy another!

[Grey Wolf]

That's your opinion and business.

[SimonSays]

In regards to rods, in my opinion a crankbait rod is the only thing I'd go cheap on...I have a st croix Avid crankbait rod and a cheap quantum crankbait rod and they both work just the same.  All I feel from both is pressure before I set the hook never any taps or anything else, just pressure.  

[senile1]

I can't say that I have found a favorite in my inexpensive stuff, but I have found the occasional pleasant surprise at the functionality that I obtained from some cheaper purchases.  

[=Matt 5.0=]

Anyone notice how the cheap stuff ends up being your favorite?

Um......  :-?

I've noticed that the cheap stuff usually ends up in the trash, or getting donated to the young un's.

[Pigsticker]

Yeah i know went to walmart and bought one of those orange rods forget the name (celery stick?) and for a cheap rod it is pretty decent but i'll stick to berkely lightings as my favorite cheap rod. LOL j/k

seriously you get what you pay for, and the jump from a cheap combo to 300 plus combo is a big one, but a lot of good equipment sells for a relatively cheap price, like shimano rods(not talking about cumaras)

some of those are like sub a hundred dollars and really nice.

anything above a say 700 dollar combo is probably just showing off

(cough*cough* RW), ;D j/k or its just a mental confidence thing  

[Tin]

Anyone ever notice how cheap stuff can raise your blood pressure and cause you to throw and punch it?

[BrockSamson]

Sorry, all I've noticed is I usually end up spending a lot of money on good stuff to replace the cheap stuff shortly after buying it. 8-)

[Pond Hopper]

Anyone ever notice how cheap stuff can raise your blood pressure and cause you to throw and punch it?

Or beat it on things  Not saying that it cannot catch fish but in the long run it is not worth it.

[Raul]

Anyone notice how the cheap stuff ends up being your favorite?

Uhmmm.........nope, cheap stuff has never been my favorite.  :-?

Anyone ever notice how cheap stuff can raise your blood pressure and cause you to throw and punch it?

Yup, more likely.  

[J-Man6927]

I have had some pleasant surprises regarding some of my backup (i.e. cheap) reels(Pflueger President, Shimano Sienna,), but for the most part I think you get what you pay for.  

[Daiwa]

How about for you guys:

Have you ever noticed how the cheap stuff performs better than you thought?

[Bass XL]

For the first question: No.

For the second question: No. It's usually cheap for a reason.

[BigBrotherThunda]

couple pleasant surprises:

garcia silver max, bought for pondfishing, but like the spool flow and strong drag so much it is now on my TD flipping stick.

quantum torsion rod 7'mh, bought for river cat fishing, is now my go to topwater rod because it is firm Im7 with a soft tip, paired with another surrpise pinnace inertia 9BB baitcaster.

otherwise im all shimano (way too many curados and citicas, and a pair of daiwa fuegos and hsta 153's)

[Redlinerobert]

Cheap stuff has it's place, I'm sure.   Don;t know where though...

[Jake P]

Cheap stuff has it's place, I'm sure.   Don;t know where though...

....In storage.

[Grey Wolf]

Cheap stuff has it's place, I'm sure. Don;t know where though...

....In storage.

For children to use.

[LAO162]

Fishing with cheap gear is better than not fishing at all

That said, this year I haven't touched the inexpensive starter gear that I purchased last spring.  

Fishing with cheap gear did, however, help me to determine my needs so that as I buy more expensive gear I am getting outfits that suit my preferences.

[Ballpark Frank]

Although I have a couple of Lightning Rods that I still use occasionally from the bank, the cheap stuff is for guests and their kids. Even my 8 year old daughter uses good gear; G.Loomis GL3 and Revo S.

[Chad.]

Although I have a couple of Lightning Rods that I still use occasionally from the bank, the cheap stuff is for guests and their kids. Even my 8 year old daughter uses good gear; G.Loomis GL3 and Revo S.

What do you mean by children? ^ Agree with the above im a child (14) the cheap stuff ends up in frustration. The most expensive combo I have is not my favorite, but the cheapest is definetley not my favorite. Sorry about my senseless rambles for a moment I lost all intelligence.

[FishTank]

I say get the good stuff at a cheap price......

Watch for sales and coupons.  Maybe even a used reel or rod in BR's Flea Market Section.

But far as equipment goes that is inexpensive to begin with, you are going to take your chances.  Some stuff is great for the weekend angler for occasional use.  For me personally, I don't want to have to fight with my gear> I wan't the chance to be fighting for a big fish.  If I think (and the key word is think) a quality reel or rod will give my a better chance of landing a monster, then I am all for it.  This doesn't mean that I can't go out with my anceint Zebco 33 and not catch a quality fish.  I just want there to be more fun, less frustration and lots of fish.

[roadwarrior]

Yep...

Regardless of the argument about "catching",

high quality gear makes the "fishing" more fun.

8-)

[Gone_Phishin]

My buddies and I take an annual walleye trip every year to Wisconsin's northwoods.  This trip is where I break out the cheaper stuff and leave the mg reels and super high modulus rods at home.  

Each boat has two to three people in it, and a lot of our 'eye fishing is done at night.  Well, those of us who are not driving the boat are usually drinking booze/beer/wine pretty heavily.  A crowded boat, in the dark, with a few drunks = leave the high-end tackle back at camp.