Rods: *** *** Black/Cabela's Tournament ZX

Reels: Lew's (Tournament Pro, BB1Z Pro, Tournament, Gold Spin)

Line: P-Line Floroclear, PowerPro Braid

Hard Baits:

- Crank/Jerkbait: Cabela's (Dig-its, Pork Chops, Grave Diggers, Escape Minnows, Rip-N-Shads)

- Spinner/Buzzbait: Strike King

- Topwater: Cabela's (Top Popper, Chuck-it Junior, Walking Dog)

- Swimbait: Cabela's (Forked-Tail Baitfish)

- Jigs: Strike King

Soft Baits: Zoom

Hooks: VMC

Rain Gear: Cabela's Tourney Trail

Reel: Quantum

 

Rods: Okuma

 

Line: Limited experience, mostly use Berkley but will be trying some different stuff next season to broaden my horizons

 

Plastic: Yamamoto for Worms, and SK for creature baits, grubs, etc.

 

Hard Plastic: Storm and Strike King

I tried some different brands of line this year and ended up going back to Berkley. It's good linne for the cost IMO.

Rods: Cant pick one lol

 

Reels: Shimano

 

Line:Sunline

 

Hooks: Gamakatsu

 

Soft Baits: Strike King Rage Tail

 

Hardbaits: Spro

My favorite brands are:

 

Rod:       Abu Garcia (Veritas) and BPS Carbonlite

 

Reel:      Casting: Toss up between Shimano & ***.

           Spinning: Pflueger

 

Line:      Mono - Trilene XT Smooth Casting; still figuring FC & braid out.

 

Terminal

Tackle:    Rapala, Gary Yamamoto, Zoom.

 

All, are of course, subject to change based on tackle monkey fever.....

Reels are daiwa, lews, and shimano

Rods are fenwick and ***

Line is yo zuri, sunline, and berkley depending on whats on sale

Lures are lucky craft, rapala, yo zuri

But of course i have lots of other stuff too because the bait monkey rides my back hard lol

Rods - St. Croix but intrested in Powell's Reels - Lews and a few abu's along with a Mitchell spinning reel

Line - Still deciding

Rods - G. Loomis, Megabass and Dobyns

Reels - Shimano and Daiwa

Line - Seaguar, Power Pro and Sunline

Hooks - Owner

Tackle - Zoom, Yamamoto, and Roboworm