Sour_Squirrel Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 If you had to get rid of all you rods and reels except for one combo what would your combo be? My 'ultimate combo' would consist of a 6'8" St. Croix Legend Tournament spinning (Drop Shot) rod and a Daiwa Fuego 2500 spinning reel. The rod, although is a drop shot rod, is a very versatile rod. The Fuego is light and smooth. Let's hear what your combo is....
Pigeontroller Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 Its not possible if you fish multi-species...
SlowPoke Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 Its not possible if you fish multi-species... Ok Dax, your boat is sinking and you're holding onto your favourite child with one hand and you can only grab 1 rod/reel combo with the other.... what do you do?
BillM Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 I wouldn't, I fish for way too many different kinds of fish to have a single rod/reel.
MCTFisher9120 Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 G.Loomis NRX 7'1" Heavy with a Core 50Mg7...if i had to choose just 1
Jigger Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 Tell you what, no matter if its on my Compre or the St.croix, my Stradic isnt going anywhere!
Gregoire Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 If my boat is sinking and I can only grab one thing it is probably my conquest big nasty combo, but I would be tempted to grab my musky box, as that would be much harder to replace.
SlowPoke Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 If my boat is sinking and I can only grab one thing it is probably my conquest big nasty combo, but I would be tempted to grab my musky box, as that would be much harder to replace. Good point!!! It would be a 'reel' tough decision for me but would probably come down to... Calcutta 200 TE DC on St Croix LT - super sweet crankbait/spinnerbait/swimbait setup and I shudder to think of what it would take to replace it.
DaveMc Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 Well, after this year it would be the new Cumara 7'-2" xfast med dropshot rods with a stradic CI4 2500
lew Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 Without doubt, the sweetest musky combo I've ever owned is the one I'm currently using for bucktails & spinnerbaits. It's an 8' medium heavy St. Croix Legend Tournament rod with the split grip handle, paired up with a Calcutta TE 400 and spooled with 80 # Power Pro and 130# Seaguar fluoro leader. Lotsa $$$$ but well worth every hard earned dime.
MCTFisher9120 Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 Lot's of Shimano reels favoured here
fishinguypat Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 One does not simply have an "Ultimate Rod"
salmon Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 I have gone thru quite a bit of equipment. My fav Daiwa Pixy Type R with Shimano Cumara 7-2 ft J
Ainsley Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 I'd have to keep my dobyns champion extreme 744c with the shimano Antares AR. great combo that I usually use for jigs and spinnerbaits but handles most baits quite well.
northernpike56 Posted October 6, 2012 Report Posted October 6, 2012 7'0 MH st. croix avid I guess. Paired with my saros 2500. I can think of a lot nicer equipment out there that I'd like to say I would want to keep, but those two things are the nicest that I own.
nlpaintballer Posted October 7, 2012 Report Posted October 7, 2012 My ultimate setup is a St. Croix 7' XHF and a CI4 4000 spooled with 40 pound PP. I use it 95% of the time while fishing for pike, bass and muskie. Great for multi species fishing where you might run into some big fish and don't want to wear out the fish or be broken off.
mercman Posted October 7, 2012 Report Posted October 7, 2012 Its not possible if you fish multi-species... So just pretend then Dax We'll let you keep one combo for each species then.
Gregoire Posted October 7, 2012 Report Posted October 7, 2012 If I were to add a bass combo I have a 6"3" loomis bornzeback rod and a 1000 series stradic that I just love. I use it for everything from senko to small crakbaits, and find that it even has the power to pull fish out from under docks.
GBW Posted October 7, 2012 Report Posted October 7, 2012 Tell you what, no matter if its on my Compre or the St.croix, my Stradic isnt going anywhere! so did u get a new one after trying my drop shot rod and FJ last year?
Acountdeleted Posted October 7, 2012 Report Posted October 7, 2012 My 5'6 Ugly Stick Lite with my Pfluger President reel. Sure it costs half as much as my 6'0 Medium St.Croix with my Rapala R-type on it, but I think my grandmother must have blessed that rod when she bought it for me for christmas 7 years ago. I've caught more fish with that combo then I've had good days.
Jigger Posted October 7, 2012 Report Posted October 7, 2012 so did u get a new one after trying my drop shot rod and FJ last year? If i didnt spend so much on Senkos and Slammers, not to mention worm hooks/dropshot hooks and weights, id probably have another combo just like it! Maybe two!
NAW Posted October 8, 2012 Report Posted October 8, 2012 I don'y have any nice expensive combos! So if my boat was sinking, I'd be twirling those wing nuts on the 9.9 trying to save something worth a few bucks
mercman Posted October 8, 2012 Report Posted October 8, 2012 I don'y have any nice expensive combos! So if my boat was sinking, I'd be twirling those wing nuts on the 9.9 trying to save something worth a few bucks I have to stop reading your posts with liquid of any kind in my mouth !!!
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