Catfish Posted June 16, 2011 Posted June 16, 2011 Falcon Lowrider XG 4-166 casting 6’6 M Shimano Cruxis 12lb Ande (topwater, jerkbait) Falcon Lowrider XG 4-17 casting 7’ M Quantum Accurist 501cx 8lb Izorline (cb) Falcon Lowrider XG 6-17 casting 7’ H Shimano Citica 201D 15lb Abrazx (football jigs, c-rig) Falcon Original 5-166 casting 6’6 MH Shimano Curado 201DPV 12lb Gamma (sb, chatterbait) Falcon Original 5-17 casting 7’ MH Daiwa Procaster 100HL 12lb Gamma (swimbait, swim jig, bb, traps) Lamiglas SR705R casting 7’ MH Shimano Curado 201DPV 10lb Gamma (dd22) Shimano Crucial casting 7’ H Shimano Castaic 50lb Sufix braid (pitching) Shimano Compre casting 6’6 MH Shimano Citica 201E 12lb Izorline (t-rig) Shimano Compre spinning 7’ M Daiwa Exceler 2500 20lb Power Pro (flukes, drop shot, weightless worm) Shimano Clarus spinning 6’8 M Shimano Sahara 2500 8lb Izorline (shaky head) Powell Endurance 775 casting 7’7 MH Shimano Citica 201D 50lb Sufix braid (flipping, frog) Powell Max 684 spinning 6’8 MH Shimano Symetre 2500 20lb Power Pro (senko, ikas) Quote
KC Bass Fanatic Posted June 17, 2011 Posted June 17, 2011 I typically have these four setups on my boat deck this time of year: Abu Winch on 7'M action rod, 12lb fluoro - crankbaits Abu Revo SX HS on 7'H action rod, 50lb braid - frog, flipping heavy cover (2)Abu Revo SX on 6'9"MH rod, 50lb braid or 15lb fluoro - jigs/plastics/spinnerbaits Quote
NJ-BassSnacher Posted June 18, 2011 Posted June 18, 2011 Casting: 1. Shimano Curado 200E7 with 7'6" heavy action Shimano Crucial and 50 lb. Suffix 832 Braid ( Pitching/ Jig/ Swimbait/ Frog Rod) 2. Shimano Curado 200E7 with 7' Medium Heavy action Abu Garcia Veritas and 12 lb. Suffix Siege Monofilament (Spinnerbait/ Plastics/ Everything) 3. Shimano Citica 200 E with 7' Medium Heavy action Shimano Compre and 12 lb. Suffix Siege Monofilament (Plastics/ Everything) 4. Quantum Energy PT 7:0:1 with 6'6" Medium action E21 Original Carrot Stix and 12 lb. Suffix Siege Monofilament (Plastics/ Light Baits) 5. Quantum Smoke 100 6:3:1 with 7'4" Medium action Glass St. Croix Mojo Bass and 12 lb. Suffix Siege Monofilament (Crankbaits) 6.Quantum Energy PT (older saltwater model) 6:3:1 with 6'6" Medium Heavy action Pfluger Gold Medalist and 14lb. Berkley Trilene XT Monofilament (First Baitcaster/ Don't Really Use) Spinning: 7. Shimano Stradic Fl 2500 with 7' Medium action Shimano Compre and 8 lb. Seaguar InvizeX Flurocarbon (Finesse) 8. Shimano Sahara 4000 with 6'6" Medium action St. Croix Triumph and 10 lb. Berkley Trilene XL Monofilament ( Don't Really Use) 9. Shimano Sedona 4000 with 7' Medium action Shimano (No Series) and 30 lb. Power Pro Braid ( Don't Really Use) Quote
boystcroix Posted June 18, 2011 Posted June 18, 2011 CASTING St.Croix Legeng Extreme 76MHMF-- Johnny Morris Gold 10HA-- 17lb. XPS floro St.Croix Legeng Extreme 70MHF -- Curado 200E7 -- 12lb. XPS floro St.Croix Legend Extreme 70MF -- Curado 200E7 -- 10lb. XPS floro St.Croix Legend Extreme 610MXF -- Carbonlite CL10H -- 10lb. XPS floro St.Croix Legend Tournament Bass 70MM -- BPS RCX10HD -- 12lb. Suffix Elite SPINNING St.Croix Legend Extreme 68MXF -- Stradic 2500FI -- 14lb. Fireline St.Croix Legend Extreme 70MLF -- Stradic 2500FI -- 6lb. Suffix Elite Quote
jj'sbassinforfun Posted June 18, 2011 Posted June 18, 2011 Casting: Swim Bait- 7' Custom MH-Fast with spiral guides paired with a Abu 4601c3 LH(Future upgrade to Revo S RH) Carolina Rig- Abu Vengence(VGC 76-7) 7' 6" H-Fast paired with an older Abu T3000C RH(Future upgrade to Revo STX RH) Deep Crankin- Abu Vendetta(VTC73-6) 7' 3" MH Mod paired with an ugly looking Revo winch LH(Future upgrade to Revo SX LH-regeared to 5.4:1) Crankin- 7' Custom MH-Mod with spiral guides paired with a BPS Pro Qualifier LH 4.7:1 GR.(just upgraded reel and haven't used yet!) Jig/Topwater/Large SB- Berkley Lighning 7' MH-Fast paired with a Quantum Code RH 7.0:1 GR.(just upgraded reel and haven't used yet!) Spinner bait- Shimano SG 160T 6' M-Fast paired with a Shimano Coriolis(My only Shimano and not used all that often) Spinning: Berkley power pole paired with a Quantum snapshot(Yep really OLD!) NOTE: My stuff is pretty darn old and I am forced to start upgrading! My 11 year old son is out casting my old tired equipment. Quote
Red Posted June 20, 2011 Posted June 20, 2011 Lamiglas Excel 703C, Revo S-L--Cranks and jerkbaits, topwaters Lamiglas Excel 704C, Revo S-L--T-rigs Lamiglas Excel 734C, Revo S-L--C-rigs, weightless Lamiglas Excel 7116C, Daiwa Viento--Flippin and pitchin Powell Squarebill, Revo S-L--Shallow cranks and spinnerbats/buzzbaits, frogs Quote
Super User BASSclary Posted June 21, 2011 Super User Posted June 21, 2011 JM Siganture Series II 6'8" MH/XF. /// BPS Prolite 6.3:1 (Awesome reel btw) - Spinnerbaits, t-rigs, swim jigs, and Cranking. (I only crank less than 8' really so I dont need a moderate rod.) Gander Mountain GSX Titanium 7'2" H/F /// BPS Carbonlite 6.4:1 - Flipping and pitching, frogs, buzzbaits, c-rigs(But hardly throw em!) Big plastics, and all around jigs. Both reels are spooled up with 40# Sufix 832 with a rods length leader of 10# P-line CXX Crystal clear. A great combination for sensitivity and alot of power and strength. Quote
endless Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 JM Siganture Series II 6'8" MH/XF. /// BPS Prolite 6.3:1 (Awesome reel btw) - Spinnerbaits, t-rigs, swim jigs, and Cranking. (I only crank less than 8' really so I dont need a moderate rod.) Gander Mountain GSX Titanium 7'2" H/F /// BPS Carbonlite 6.4:1 - Flipping and pitching, frogs, buzzbaits, c-rigs(But hardly throw em!) Big plastics, and all around jigs. Both reels are spooled up with 40# Sufix 832 with a rods length leader of 10# P-line CXX Crystal clear. A great combination for sensitivity and alot of power and strength. How you like the Titanium?? I've been thinking about one myself. Whatever happen to your Shimano rod(Crucial right)? I didn't see you listed it was just wondering. Quote
steezy Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 Not posting them all but my favorites are: Steez SVF 7'4" XHF flippin stick Steez CompileX 7'1" HF NFC/Otterods Custom 7' MHF All with Steez Reels. Quote
WBFishing Posted June 21, 2011 Posted June 21, 2011 Jigs, T-rigs, Light flipping work - 7' MH with 14-17 lb Flouro Shallow cranking - 6'6" M with 14 lb mono Mid to Deep Cranking 7'0 MH Fiberglass with 12-14 flourocarbon Jerkbaits and weightless works 6'6" MH with 12 flourocarbon Frogs 7'0 MH with 65lb braid Medium Flipping 7' H with 17 lb flourocarbon Heavy Flipping and Mats 7'8" H 65lb braid Top water 14lb mono with 6'0 or 7'0 M to MH Quote
Super User BASSclary Posted June 22, 2011 Super User Posted June 22, 2011 How you like the Titanium?? I've been thinking about one myself. Whatever happen to your Shimano rod(Crucial right)? I didn't see you listed it was just wondering. It's definitely a great rod in my opinion. It's very comfortable to fish with although it's a touch tip-heavy. That's probably because im using a sub 7 ounce reel and its a 7'2" Heavy rod. It's a great all purpose rod for bigger baits, but I think it excels at bigger flukes in grass. The sensitivity is great on it also. It's no Loomis NRX for sure, but it was better than my Crucial. Also it says it has titanium strips to reinforce the rods. Supposedly it makes them stronger. But man, do these rods have some backbone I think its because the titanium strips go from the reel seat to the first guide. Dont quote me though im not sure. And I sold my Crucial on Ebay. Really just wasn't happy with it. Quote
Bass_Fanatic Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 And I sold my Crucial on Ebay. Really just wasn't happy with it. Oh how quickly we change our minds on things... Quote
Super User BASSclary Posted June 22, 2011 Super User Posted June 22, 2011 Oh how quickly we change our minds on things... Let me re-phrase it. I wasn't happy with the 7' M/XF. Fished like a ML. I love the Crucials, but when I went to BPS they really didn't have much in stock so I went with a different companies rod. Quote
endless Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 Bassclary-JM Siganture Series II How you like that rod and compare to titanium? The series II is the newest rod right with same grips of a carbonlite? Quote
Stasher1 Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 Bassclary-JM Siganture Series II How you like that rod and compare to titanium? The series II is the newest rod right with same grips of a carbonlite? From the looks of the new rods (Signature Series II and Carbon Black), they're using the same blank as last year's Elite and Signature Series which I feel is an excellent blank, especially at their current prices. I had a couple of the older Signature Series and definitely preferred them over the Crucial. Quote
Super User BASSclary Posted June 22, 2011 Super User Posted June 22, 2011 Bassclary-JM Siganture Series II How you like that rod and compare to titanium? The series II is the newest rod right with same grips of a carbonlite? I'd consider the sensitivity equal to each other. I think the BPS rods will be a little lighter. Idk though, i dont have both in identical powers/actions/lengths. The BPS comes with fuji K-Guides also. A nice upgrade over standard frames. Both have alconite inserts however. The BPS has a 2 piece reel seat with a lot of exposed blank. Its nice and easy to pick up on lite bites, but I still can feel any difference sensitivity wise between those and standard fuji ECS seats that come on the Titanium. The cork on the Titanium is also VERY nice. Its extremely comfortable to hold all day and my hands dont slip. The BPS grip is nice also, im just not a big foam guy no matter what rod its on. Both rods have a lot of quality and nice touches to them. I'll take some side-by side pics of the stuff if you want. Basically it'll all be a preference thing. Quote
songa Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 i just have my one all around set up that im using these days, and it does me pretty good for the majority of the type of fishing i do (topwaters, shallow cranks, t rigged senkos). -Shimano Crucial Spinning Rod, 6'6" Medium Power, Fast Action -Shimano Stradic 2500FI Spinning Reel -Berkley Trilene XL 10lb. Clear Monofilament my lures: -5" Yamasenko Worms -Heddon Zara Puppy -Arbogast Jitterbug (3/8oz) -Arbogast Hula Popper -Rebel Pop-R -Strike King Elite Buzzbait (3/8oz) -Strike King Tour Grade Spinnerbait (3/8oz) -Rapala Original Floating Minnow (F11) -Rapala X-Rap (XR08) -Rapala Jointed Minnow (J09) -Rapala Jointed Shad Rap (JSR04) -Bomber Model 2A -Blue Fox Vibrax Shallow (1/8oz) -Storm Curtail Minnow (1/8oz) would you guys say the tackle matches the lures? or what other set ups would you use to throw the lures i have? Quote
Fat-G Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 I'd consider the sensitivity equal to each other. I think the BPS rods will be a little lighter. Idk though, i dont have both in identical powers/actions/lengths. The BPS comes with fuji K-Guides also. A nice upgrade over standard frames. Both have alconite inserts however. The BPS has a 2 piece reel seat with a lot of exposed blank. Its nice and easy to pick up on lite bites, but I still can feel any difference sensitivity wise between those and standard fuji ECS seats that come on the Titanium. The cork on the Titanium is also VERY nice. Its extremely comfortable to hold all day and my hands dont slip. The BPS grip is nice also, im just not a big foam guy no matter what rod its on. Both rods have a lot of quality and nice touches to them. I'll take some side-by side pics of the stuff if you want. Basically it'll all be a preference thing. Dude you haven't felt a Champion Extreme, or even a Champion. The cork on Dobyns rods will blow the Gander rod out of the water. Seriously, treat yourself. Quote
Fat-G Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 i just have my one all around set up that im using these days, and it does me pretty good for the majority of the type of fishing i do (topwaters, shallow cranks, t rigged senkos). -Shimano Crucial Spinning Rod, 6'6" Medium Power, Fast Action -Shimano Stradic 2500FI Spinning Reel -Berkley Trilene XL 10lb. Clear Monofilament my lures: -5" Yamasenko Worms -Heddon Zara Puppy -Arbogast Jitterbug (3/8oz) -Arbogast Hula Popper -Rebel Pop-R -Strike King Elite Buzzbait (3/8oz) -Strike King Tour Grade Spinnerbait (3/8oz) -Rapala Original Floating Minnow (F11) -Rapala X-Rap (XR08) -Rapala Jointed Minnow (J09) -Rapala Jointed Shad Rap (JSR04) -Bomber Model 2A -Blue Fox Vibrax Shallow (1/8oz) -Storm Curtail Minnow (1/8oz) would you guys say the tackle matches the lures? or what other set ups would you use to throw the lures i have? I would say a 7' MH Crucial casting rod with a Curado would be a nice addition! Edit - that is ir you like the Crucial rods. I am not a fan. If not I would try a Dobyns Savvy. Quote
songa Posted June 22, 2011 Posted June 22, 2011 i dont have expereince with the dobyns but i do like the crucial that i have now. i chose it over a st croix avid...i have used the triumph and premier in the past and was impressed so was expecting big things from the avid, but got a great deal on the crucial and actually liked how it felt in my hand better. so i went with that. thanks for the suggestion on the new setup, can you explain your reasoning behind it? Quote
Super User BASSclary Posted June 22, 2011 Super User Posted June 22, 2011 Fat G, If I could get a store near me that carried Dobyns, id be all over it, providing I had the funds. Quote
Dr. Watson Posted June 25, 2011 Posted June 25, 2011 7'0" Med. Fast St. Croix Legend Tournament Teaser rod with Shimano Curado 200E7 for finesse, weightless, and buzzbaits 6'6" Med. Fast St. Croix Avid with Shimano Citica for texas rigs, jerkbaits, light jigs, and crankbaits 6'6" Med. Heavy fast Dobyns Savvy 663C with Shimano Caenan for Texas rigs, jigs, spinnerbaits and senkos 6'6" Med. fast Falcon Bucoo spinning rod with Shimano Sierra for light finesse Quote
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