So i bought a bass pro shops pro qualifier 6:4:1 with money that i got from my birthday and money i saved up and i have had that reel for a while. IT IS GREAT. i love the braking system witch i currently have them both set at zero and i can cast my Rat-L-Trap a mile and not even get a single tangle or overlap. i definitely reccomend buying it. for 99.99 it is one of the best reels on the market from my eye. My friend also out of the blue took me and got me a shimano crucial crainkbait rod for my birthday, i absolutely love it. It is so light and sensitive and it has a great action. not to mention the black matches the silver of the reel amolst pefectly. so guys tell me what you got and how much you love it.  weather it be spinning or baitcast tell me! i would love to get new reel/rod ideas for future purchases and i am pretty sure other people would to!

 

Depends on what you like to do ... if this is your only rod then my next purchase would be a spinning rod for finesse applications.  7' MF would be my suggestion.

Depends on what you like to do ... if this is your only rod then my next purchase would be a spinning rod for finesse applications.  7' MF would be my suggestion.

I'd second this.

Conquest 50 on Cumara 6'3" Medium.  Love this combo for finesse casting small hardbait 1/4oz - 1/2 Oz.

You are suggesting an $800.00+ combo for a 15 yr. old????....lol.

Hootie

You are suggesting an $800.00+ combo for a 15 yr. old????....lol.

Hootie

A $800.00 combo isn't that far fetched for a kid living at home if he has a minimum wage job. I started out at $3.45 per hour bagging groceries in 85. The kids are all making over $7.00 per hour now.

A $800.00 combo isn't that far fetched for a kid living at home if he has a minimum wage job. I started out at $3.45 per hour bagging groceries in 85. The kids are all making over $7.00 per hour now.

I guess.... teach a 15 yr. old priorities like that, he'll probably be homeless by the time he's 21.

Hootie

$800 on a single combo at my age? HA! I paid 900 for my boat and two motors.. I find a balanced budget with combos that cost less than half that is plenty.

Favorite set ups right now are probably my Daiwa Fuego spinning rod (6'10 M/XF)/Daiwa Tierra 2500 set up or my Powell Endurance 723CEF/Lews TP (7:1) set up. Between the two I can cover basically everything I fish. My next set up will probably be a swimbait rig.

I guess.... teach a 15 yr. old priorities like that, he'll probably be homeless by the time he's 21.

Hootie

Or realize that the finer things in life are worth working and saving for.

BTW, I do have a $800.00 combo and it's not my favorite. That combo is a Loomis MBR783 GLX with a Shimano Conquest 100. 

 

My favorite combo right now is a Loomis MBR844 IMX with a Shimano Citica 200E. I just put a Hawgtech Handle on the Citica and the only thing that would make that combo any sweeter than it already is, is that I should have bought the rod on eBay instead of paying full retail price at a dealer. I bought the rod new, the reel used in excellent condition and added the new handle. I have just a tad over $400.00 invested. 

So i bought a bass pro shops pro qualifier 6:4:1 with money that i got from my birthday and money i saved up and i have had that reel for a while. IT IS GREAT. i love the braking system witch i currently have them both set at zero and i can cast my Rat-L-Trap a mile and not even get a single tangle or overlap. i definitely reccomend buying it. for 99.99 it is one of the best reels on the market from my eye. My friend also out of the blue took me and got me a shimano crucial crainkbait rod for my birthday, i absolutely love it. It is so light and sensitive and it has a great action. not to mention the black matches the silver of the reel amolst pefectly. so guys tell me what you got and how much you love it.  weather it be spinning or baitcast tell me! i would love to get new reel/rod ideas for future purchases and i am pretty sure other people would to!

 

 

You are suggesting an $800.00+ combo for a 15 yr. old????....lol.

Hootie

It sounds to me like the kid is just excited about fishing and wants to hear about other people's combos.  Read the title of the thread.

The way you say this is very ignorant. Where do you get 800 dollars from. Rod is 159.99 and the reel is 99.99 and its my most expensive ok. Takes me more that a year to save up that much so please don't say that I have no priorities and will be homeless.

And to the others thanks for the advice on the spinning but I already have one havab

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so guys tell me what you got and how much you love i

I don't love my gear, I love my wife. Of course I like the combos I have or I wouldn't have them.

Point is it doesn't matter what others like, it's what would be comfortable in your hands.

The way you say this is very ignorant. Where do you get 800 dollars from. Rod is 159.99 and the reel is 99.99 and its my most expensive ok. Takes me more that a year to save up that much so please don't say that I have no priorities and will be homeless.

 

The $800 was in reference to another poster's Cumara/Conquest 50 combo. Though $800 is high even for that. Secondhand, you can do $600 easy. 

 

I raid the flea market on a regular basis and one of my favorite combos is from there, a Savvy 703 with a Citica D on it. It sees mostly 1/4 oz jigs and 3/8 oz spinnerbaits with a little jerkbait action thrown it.

 

I also have a Cumara A with a Chronarch 50e on it. It's my dedicated Senko rod.

 

A Chronarch 200e on a MH *** comes in third. It did frog duty during the summer and it's been on Sammy duty since the pads died.

 

For spinning, I have a Sedona on a St. Croix Triumph. It's nice for just about everything and makes a good all-around setup for pond-hopping.

 

There's also a Quantum Smoke casting reel and a Stradic 1000 MGFB in reserve. I tend to acquire gear throughout the summer and then downsize over the winter. We'll see what stays.

 

Was this more along the lines of what you were looking for in a response?

***\lews tourney pro. My combo to throw everything on right now

Try either a shimano compre or clarus. these lineups have good sensitivity especially with the new reel seat which is in my opinion the best seat for transmitting sensitivity to your hand from the rod blank. they have a great warranty program,so you can fish with confidence, they are a bit tip heavy, but not uncomfortably heavy. around 100.00 these are great options for future setups. for a reel it sounds like you enjoy your PQ i would stick with that, if you want a small step up try the citica. 

 

Mitch

Or realize that the finer things in life are worth working and saving for.

And when you wake up one day, and find you have all the finer things, but none of the necessary things, the finer things hit ebay at half price.....Let me guess, you are not a financial counselor.

Hootie

The way you say this is very ignorant. Where do you get 800 dollars from. Rod is 159.99 and the reel is 99.99 and its my most expensive oOooooook. Takes me more that a year to save up that much so please don't say that I have no priorities and will be homeless.

Wasn't refering to your post, but to John G's advice to you. I think your combo is a very wise choice.

Hootie

And when you wake up one day, and find you have all the finer things, but none of the necessary things, the finer things hit ebay at half price.....Let me guess, you are not a financial counselor.

Hootie

Did you not see this part of my post? 

 

Or realize that the finer things in life are worth working and saving for.

 

Did you not see this part of my post?

Bye.

Hootie

I'm happy throwing my LDC production XH($235). It is paired with a Shimano Cardiff 300($119). You guys should see the price of the baits I buy... I could have bought a car by now haha.

I have too many favorite combos to name just 1.