Do you have a favorite reel or combo?

[excuzzzeme]

Do you have a favorite rod or reel or combination rod/reel that you favor above all others you own?

My favorite rod is a 7' one I had custom made about 20 years ago. The reel is taped on and the handle has a small thin cork sleeve. I usually use an Abu Garcia Ambassaduer C3 reel on it but switched over to a Diawa Regal. I use this combination in fresh or salt and have landed some mighty big fish with it.

My second favorite is an 8'6" rod - Vortex by Silstar coupled with a Penn 940 Levelmatic. This is another one I use in salt and fresh.

I opt for the baitcasters with braided line most of the time except when I go in heavy brush where short flips are the main type of casting I do. I also have found that trout spook less with the mono over the braided. I also use braid on my boat rods as I can put more of it on than the equivalent mono.

 

[Jerzboi]

I'm always rocking my 7' Shakespear Rod with my fav penn 360 reel

Always been my fav combo for saltwater

Lets not forget the Hydro poppers, nothing gets a bluefish or stripped bass like a yo-zuri hydro popper

 

[daphilster08]

Gotta love shimano stuff! I have an open reel, and bait caster!

 

[nugpuffer]

My favorite combo for the past couple of years has been a 7' St. Croix Medium Power, Fast Action Rod paired with a Daiwa Capricorn 3500 XTC (spooled with 14lb Power Pro).

It's been a great setup for inshore, pier, and light surf saltwater fishing.

Lets not forget the Hydro poppers, nothing gets a bluefish or stripped bass like a yo-zuri hydro popper

I've used those before, but I tend to favor Gotcha Plugs. For some reason I can catch 10x as many fish on the Gotchas rather than the Yo-Zuris. Give' em a shot if you can find them where you live.

 

[Star_Rider]

9 4wt lamiglas esprit graphite with SA2 disc drag reel
loaded with wf 4

 

[DoctaQ]

my abu garcia 5 bearing, i cant find the name of it but its on a really crappy rod, any suggestions? its a bait caster and kinda small.

 

[gotglock]

Okuma Red Iris and 7' 6" St. Croix Med Heavy Rod - Best musky combo for me

As for bass... Cabelas Prodigy PD2000B on my 7' Med Light rod by Shimano (OLD shimano rod, ill take a pic at home.)

 

[FastFly67]

Yup. Its pink!

 

[excuzzzeme]

My favorite combo for the past couple of years has been a 7' St. Croix Medium Power, Fast Action Rod paired with a Daiwa Capricorn 3500 XTC (spooled with 14lb Power Pro).

I like the Yo-Zuri line of lures and have caught many blues on them over anything else.

I have been thinking about going to some Power-Pro braided line. I would like some input on it.

I have a couple of St Croix rods I use for trout or bass and I love them!

 

[gotglock]

I like the Yo-Zuri line of lures and have caught many blues on them over anything else.

I have been thinking about going to some Power-Pro braided line. I would like some input on it.

I have a couple of St Croix rods I use for trout or bass and I love them!

Go Daiwa braided line, I use that in 80lb test for my musky rod and love it. Line never deforms and doesnt bleed like other lines do.

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