I don't dream about gear, just big fish.

Yep

 

G Loomis MBR842C with a  Daiwa PX68L

St Croix Legend Xtreme 7'1" MHXF with a Core 51Mg7

nope. i like what i have and not sure what my dream combo is but probably an NRX or Lamiglas Infinity paired with a Core 50MG7

My dream combo would be too much money for me to justify spending for one setup. However I'm fishing a combo that I wanted to own so at one time I guess it was a dream combo for me.

Meh, just put a fish on it and I'm happy.

I got 3 my dream combos:

 

NRX 853C with Core 51Mg

GLX 854C with Chronarch 151 CI4

NRX 852S with Stradic CI4

Im not sure what my dream combo would be.

I don't think I'm willing to fork out money to buy my dream combo (MB Super Leggera) but I do have one that I feel like it will be the best combo I will get a chance to fish. The only problem is......I haven't fish it yet either lol. Ice just melted, bass season is open yet, I just got back from a long vacation. Now itching to use it!

 

BTW it color matches!!! Let the hating begin.

 

This is a tough question to answer.  I got serious about bait cast fishing again only 3 years ago, so I'm still learning the basics.  I own a BPS, Lews, Diawa, Shimano (Core 50 & 100 Mgs, CI4), *** and Abu Garcia reels ranging from $99 to $350+.  My rod collection consists of Diawa, St. Croix, ***, Abu Garcia, BPS, and Fenwick.  Currently my favorites are my Core and Concept reels mixed and matched with Veritas and *** rods.  

 

I'd love to say my ultimate rig would be a top shelf Dobyns, or custom rod and a Shimano reel made of unobtainium, but reality is my daughter starts college in 3 years and I have this crazy idea of paying off my mortgage within the next ten years, which puts a bass rig that potentially north of $1,000 pretty far down my priority list.

 

Yeah, I'd just have to say my dream combo would be one mentioned above, just with a 12+ pound LM attached to it..... 

This is a tough question to answer.  I got serious about bait cast fishing again only 3 years ago, so I'm still learning the basics.  I own a BPS, Lews, Diawa, Shimano (Core 50 & 100 Mgs, CI4), *** and Abu Garcia reels ranging from $99 to $350+.  My rod collection consists of Diawa, St. Croix, ***, Abu Garcia, BPS, and Fenwick.  Currently my favorites are my Core and Concept reels mixed and matched with Veritas and *** rods.  

 

I'd love to say my ultimate rig would be a top shelf Dobyns, or custom rod and a Shimano reel made of unobtainium, but reality is my daughter starts college in 3 years and I have this crazy idea of paying off my mortgage within the next ten years, which puts a bass rig that potentially north of $1,000 pretty far down my priority list.

 

Yeah, I'd just have to say my dream combo would be one mentioned above, just with a 12+ pound LM attached to it..... 

 

Priorities my man, everyone's in a different phase of their lives. I'm just fishing out of a little beat up bass tracker. I can afford a $35k boat right now, but my wife said no boat until the baby. I had to sell all my 12 setups to step it up to high end gears. It's just a tool in the end, but I like my tools a certain way. I don't knock people with starter setups, we all started somewhere. It doesn't help me catch more fish, but I can honestly say I do enjoy my fishing time more with the gears I really want.

Priorities my man, everyone's in a different phase of their lives. I'm just fishing out of a little beat up bass tracker. I can afford a $35k boat right now, but my wife said no boat until the baby. I had to sell all my 12 setups to step it up to high end gears. It's just a tool in the end, but I like my tools a certain way. I don't knock people with starter setups, we all started somewhere. It doesn't help me catch more fish, but I can honestly say I do enjoy my fishing time more with the gears I really want.

Yes, it's as simple as that.  My wife and I are both college educated and have great jobs, but reality is that houses in the Boston area start at $350,000 for something livable and a bachelor's degree at a state school is $100,000. If we can give our daughter as big a head start in life as possible, the better off she'll be.  The boss, er, wife, and I have our retirement in good order already.    

 

OK, enough hijacking... got to get back to work figuring out which of my dream combos I'm going to catch that 12+ pound LM with! 

 

Thanks for your comment.

I just got my first bait caster and I've been so impressed. It's a cheap combo but the difference between it and the spincasters I've been using the last 30 years is insane. I dont even want to think about how nice a quality setup is but for now, this really is a dream. I've had a blast just practicing out in the driveway and cant wait to get out on the water. 

No. well not really.

I have my stradic 1000 ci4 on a Fenwick river runner that I absolutely love to fish with. A better rod would be nice but it's the best I could afford at the moment. Any fish I catch with it is a good time and in the end, that's what matters.

My dream combo is the one that has a DD bass hooked up.

"soon"

I couldn't even afford a combo $300 less than my dream combo...

To be honest, every rod & reel combo I have for each technique would be my "dream" combo for that technique, because if it wasn't, it would be traded in or sold.

At one point in time I drooled over a DX paired with some high end Daiwa or Shimano. I've got that and more, so I guess yes I do own my "dream" combo lol

I don't dream about gear, just big fish.

I don't even fish for big fish anymore, 50# tarpon makes me pretty happy and pretty d**n tired.  I was having a ton of fun catching sub 1# mayans the other day, I went to target them.  Caught a 3# bass and I was disappointed, lol.

My dream combo would have a 10 pounder on the end of it.

I just fish my fav combo ....a 5'6" pistol grip uglystiik and a 4600c3