So money is not an issue.  What Rod/Reel would be your dream set up?  You can list up to 4 rod/reel.

If money was not an issue, I would speculate that 99% of the anglers on this forum would be eliminated from the discussion, as very few of us could afford things like $500 reels and $1000 rods.  Besides, a dream combo in one man's hands is a piece of trash in another's.  I've said it time and again, regardless of the price, find a rod and reel that feels good in your hands, and go fishing. Remember, all we want to do is catch bass.  A $150 combo, in the right hands, will catch as many bass as the dude with the $1,500 rig.

I agree with Long Mike but I will still like a Nrx 893/Core combo.

I'll stick with my Steez. It'd be nice to have a sweet megabass rod for it though.

If money was not an issue, I would speculate that 99% of the anglers on this forum would be eliminated from the discussion, as very few of us could afford things like $500 reels and $1000 rods.  Besides, a dream combo in one man's hands is a piece of trash in another's.  I've said it time and again, regardless of the price, find a rod and reel that feels good in your hands, and go fishing. Remember, all we want to do is catch bass.  A $150 combo, in the right hands, will catch as many bass as the dude with the $1,500 rig.

 

You are correct sir, but sometime a Ferrari, etc.. is everyone dream and a Mustang is what we can afford.  Anyway, the subject is about your dream rod/reel is, not what works.

That's a tough one.  If money were no object, I would probably have a couple of Megabass rods and a couple of the new Loomis GLX's.  For reels, it would be a mixture of Daiwa's top end reels.  I would love to have a Ryoga a Steez EX, a Pixy Type R and Zillion J Dream.   It would probably take me a month to decide which 4 combos I wanted.

If money wasn't an issue I'd go custom

I would get the most expensive four rods I could get my hands on.. then sell them for the stuff I would rather use.. and probably get about 8-10 combos out of it is this cheating?

I have pretty much everything I want right now, but I could make a couple tweeks.  Get a Penn torque to replace my conquer, and replace my Avet with a Fin Nor marquesta.  I like all my rods, in fact there people I fish with that have replaced their more expensive rods for what I use.  I am looking to make an addition, not a replacement as I have a reel in perfect shape not being used.  One of my buddies bought a TFO inshore rod, knew he had but I saw it for the first time recently, I've never seen a rod cast further in my life and it's only a 7 footer, I gotta buy it.

Megabass Arms rod- metanium dc

Megabass destroyer x7 - metanium xg

Dobyns zayta - megabass is71

Dobyns zayta spinning - shimano stella

I'd still use my southbend or shakespear fishing rods. I save $$ buying discounted, affordable fishing rods to spend more $$ on new and different lures. I also stock up on

everything I use for the fear of it being discontinued at anytime like BPS did with my hottest topwater lure the topnocker.

Shimano Cumulus blank customized... and a NIB Diawa TD-ito

Anything JDM "pimpafied" from Shimano and Dobyns DX's.

Steez 711 HFBA heavy casting rod.

 

Steez 103SHA 7:1:1 reel.

 

20-pound test Big Game line.

 

Look 'em up and do the math.

Shimano Cumulus blank customized... and a NIB Diawa TD-ito

 

Im going with this for rods, would like to try a megabass as well. For reels, id like to try a zonda, conquest dc, metanium, and other jdm shimano reels. For spinners ive had my eye on a stella for a while now, some jdm daiwas, presso/exist/certate.

20 old school morrums 20 new models and 40 avids....then about 30 abu suverens....30 more avids..that would cover me

About 40 gran

ergh.. daiwa jdm of odd reel. Id go custom on rod, I believe it was discussed on the forum before, that after a certain price point, a custom would be the best way to go, that was a great thread btw

4 lews team pro reels. no clue on the rods though.

LC

Calcutta CT100A mounted on a Crucial CRC-X610MH spooled with 15# Berkley Big Game Mean Green.

Ah snap it's already on the deck of my boat

i think some of you are missing the point here lol

 

i can pay all my bills in one week of pay so i pretty much have all my dream setups...although i would like to add a bailless van staal to my group i just havent found the need for it yet but maybe soon so thats my dream right now

Core on a Loomis NRX

Core on a Loomis GLX flipping stick

Chronarch Ci4+ on a 13 ***

team lews Pro on a 13 ***

 

I don't need anything to crazy lol

 

i'll have a team lews pro or a chronarch on a 13 *** for next season for sure

ABU GARCIA mgx extreme on a falcon cara micro guide.

I have a Curado 50E reel that I love. I would like to find the lightest 6' rod that a 32" redfish wouldn't break.

i think some of you are missing the point here lol

i can pay all my bills in one week of pay so i pretty much have all my dream setups...although i would like to add a bailless van staal to my group i just havent found the need for it yet but maybe soon so thats my dream right now

Not missing the point, lol. Im the guy that still buys the mustang even though he can afford the ferarri.

LC