whats your favorite rod and reel combo?!

[richard]

i have 2 that i use and thats a shimano cruxis bc reel w/ a cabela's fish eagle 2 rod and 6'6 shakespeare ugly stick w/ daiwa regal xi reel.

[axisgear]

That's a tuffy! I have 43 different combos for a multitude of species:D ! If I had to choose just one it would be......? Man,thats gonna be harder than I thought:confused: ! I fly fish,I use spinning rigs,I have 9 baitcasters,two centerpins(4 float rods to boot). Not to mention tip ups and bow fishing rigs and......:dizzy: ...You get the idea;) .

Just one=7' St. Croix med/heavy baitcast rod with an Abu Garcia 6600,It makes quick work of everything,they last forever and I've had three of them since......a long time ago:lol: !

[sfw1960]

I have a Shimano Clarus 6'6" MH spinning rod W/ a Shimano SpireX 2000 (20# braid) I'm pretty fond of - and I have a few Baitcasters I like also - one 6.5' Berkley BioniX IM7 with a Pinnacle Inertia 9BB reel (30# braid) - but I might put my Shimano Citica 200D on that rod... or get another rod like it...LOL!!
:lol:

Time to go fishin' YET????
:coolgleam

[chamookman]

Have WAY too many to pick from, but I have a pair of Loomis 6' medium action casting rods, teamed with Cabela's Prodigy reels w/8lb. Fireline - that get the most use. Casting cranks for Smallies/Walleyes + verticle jigging for 'Eyes. C-man

[shametamer]

the next one!

[ESOX]

As far as second place in my favorites list, I have no clue.
My absolute favorite combo is an Orvis Zero Gravity 9' tip flex 6 wt with an Orvis Vortex reel.
I guess in baitcasters (other than muskie rods) I just have to say what I use most, which is a Loomis GL2 7'6" ? - 3/4 oz rod with a Daiwa TDX reel
or maybe the St Croix Avid 7' with a TDX.

Spinning rods 7' rated to 5/8 oz GL2 with a Daiwa Capricorn.
Or maybe the 7' 6" Avid (rated to 1/2 oz) with whatever reel fits it's use for the day, usually has an Abu Tournament or a Diawa Capricorrn on it.

[MSUICEMAN]

hmmm, probably my quantum accurist 2 baitcaster matched up with a legend tournament series blank (SCIV) that I custom built.

second to that would be a GL2 SJR722 with a symetre 2000, though I am building a legend elite (SCV) 4S60MF blank into something special, so that may take top reigns for a spinning rod once completed.

for fly fishing, i just love my SCIV (legend ultra at the time) 9' 5wt 4pc with a redington GD reel. its like poetry in motion casting that thing. For heavy weights, my all star austin 9' 9wt is a cannon teamed with a Ross Big Game 4 reel.

[Flash]

5'6" Ugly Stik Lite spinning rod, inexpensive ($11.99) Shimano 4000 reel, 8# Cajun Red ultra cast, #3 nickel snap ball bearing swivel, F11 Rapala original floater - Perch.

I now have 3 Ugly Stik Lites (5'6" - 6'6") each with a Shimano reel running from 2# mono to 30# Powerpro. For less than $60 (rod, reel, line, swivel) it is a worthy consideration for newbies - like me. Light, responsive and even catches fish. However, I can easily see myself graduating to a second mortgage on the house for a boat, motor, trailer, high end rods, reels and of course MORE LURES.:dizzy:

[William H Bonney]

Pretty much any St. Croix/Shimano combo for me. I have a 6'6" Premier with a magnesium Stradic on. I like that combo,, the rod is a little lighter than my liking but PERFECT for perchin'. I"ll be gettin' a lil heavier St. Croix in a month or so,, for some bass and walleye.

[waterfoul]

My favorite rod/reel is the one that catches me that kicker fish that puts us in the money at a tournament!! I don't care which combo it is!!!'

If I had to pick: Baitcaster would be Shimano Curado on my Gander Tournament Series 6'6" IM8 rod. Spinning would be my Quatum Kinetic PTi 200 on my St. Croix 6'6" medium spinning rod.

[chris_kreiner]

Both my wife and myself have Shimano Spinning Reels loaded with 4lb. line mounted to Berkleys Light action cherry wood rods. I absolutely love this setup. I have caught steelhead, bass, crappie, and blue gill on this setup and look forward to trying some walleye on it also. I caught a 30" steelie with it this spring casting spinners. Very sensitive can feel everything.

[redneckman]

I love my 7' MH bc rod with my quantum accurist PT spooled with 12lb sufix. I have caught countless bass and pike with it and never had any problems with it.

My second choice would be my 10' M grand travers tackle steelie rod. For $25 this buy far the best rod for they money I own.

Redneckman

[thedude]

my favorite this year is a bps xtreme (ext1000) left handed baitcaster on a 7'6" MH/Fast B&R Outlaw rod. Spooled up with 50lb power pro and a 15lb pline floro leader. I can flip a 1/4 oz jig just as easily as a 3/4oz. sweet rod.

[vando45]

St. Croix/ Shimano for spinning/ casting.
Winston WT 8' 4wt TMF w/ Ross Evolution reel for flies.

[UncleTed]

without spending big moulah...all-star rod with shimano agility reel.

[jim sasser]

[quote=William H Bonney]Pretty much any St. Croix/Shimano combo for me. I have a 6'6" Premier with a magnesium Stradic on. I like that combo,, the rod is a little lighter than my liking but PERFECT for perchin'. I"ll be gettin' a lil heavier St. Croix in a month or so,, for some bass and walleye.................... :yeahthat:

[SPARTY8607]

I'm a lazy walleye tournament fisherman. I would have to say my favorite is an 8'6" Diawa Firewolf model "A" with a Diawa Accudepth 27lc reel full of 10lb Cajun Red Line sent out with an inline planer board for the pig of pigs(hopefully:dizzy: )

Tight Lines,

Chris

[waterfoul]

My second choice would be my 10' M grand travers tackle steelie rod. For $25 this buy far the best rod for they money I own.

Redneckman

I also own a 10' Medium Heavy GTT steelie rod. And I agree that it is by FAR the best rod out there for under $30. Heck, probably the best rod out there for under $50-60. Decent warrantee too. MC Sports carries them.

[jigworm]

Fly rod is a 8 wt G. Loomis Nauticaus paired with a Penn International. It's caught a lot of bonefish over the years.

Spinning would be the 7' Fenwick Techna AV/ Stradic with 20# power pro.

Baitcasting is 7' St Croix with an ABU Record and 30# power pro.

[monsterbronk]

my favorite rod is my quantum snapshot light action my wife got me for my b-day last year;)

[Oldgrandman]

I like my Stradic reel/Fenwick HMXS 70 M-2 7' 6-15 lb test rod for what I am fishing most of right now. Of course for trolling, steelhead, slip bobbers and such I have other favorites.
But this combo is great, I have caught big lake run fish on it, eyes, bass and it works well as an all around rod if needed.
Problem is I broke the tip of the but section, seeking a replacement :sad: