Curious to what people are using now a days. What do you use for your go to rod and spinning reel?

Shimano Stradic CI4 with Dobyns Champion 702-705 ftw. $400 package. I don't use spinning anymore since I got a finesse baitcasting setup. It throws a 3/8 just fine. Anything lighter is for a fly rod imo.

I have a few but this spring I added a couple of Daiwa Tatula Elite AGS Spinning Rods.

Neko Rig & Drop Shot.

Matched them with a pair of Daiwa Tatula Limited Edition LT SS 3000-CXH reels.

Very Sweet.

A-Jay

 

My #1 rod and reel right now, while I’m chasing summertime river smallies is a St Croix, 7’Avid MF, spinning rod, with a Quantum 25 Smoke high speed reel. 

Rod: Megabass Destroyer X7 Simoom

Reel: Daiwa Exist LT 2500 XH

 

or

 

Rod: Megabass Destroyer USA Addermine

Reel: Shimano Stella FJ 2500 HG

St. Croix Avid X 6’9 ML XF paired with a Daiwa Procyon 2500.  Love the combo.  Typically this is the only spinning setup I take with me unless it is some sort of odd occasion.

You want my spinning reels?  here ya go.  I don't use them anymore .  

Shimano Zodias

Shimano 16 stradic ci4 

My most used spinning combo is a Fenwick Elite Tech Bass 7’ Medium Fast rod and a Pflueger Supreme. 

My spinning setup is a St Croix Avid X 6'9" ML/XF rod paired with a Daiwa BG 2000 reel. It's a well balanced combo.

Rod BPS bionic blade 6' medium heavy.   Reel Daiwa fuego 2500

                    or

 

Rod BPS pro qualifier 6' medium.   Reel Daiwa fuego 2500

 

My favorite spinning set up at the moment is a St. Croix ML/F 6',6" rod Paired with a size 100 Lew's Mach II reel.

 

I also like my Kastking Sharky III paired with a Denali AttaX 7' M/F rod while kayak fishing.

 

When bank fishing I like to carry a spare spinning set-up. My go to is a Lew's Carbon Fire size 200 reel on a 6'10" Lew's Carbon Fire ML/F rod (DSG exclusive)

Shimano Zodias 7' ML with a Shimano Rarenium 2500FB

Don't know yet.  Either Major Craft Benkei/BG 1500 or Fantasista Regista/2000 Procyon.  MC been out once.  Regista not at all yet.

My favorite is the NRX drop shot rod with a Stradic 2500. In summer and fall, I catch 75+% of my bass drop shotting, so I figured I'd splurge. My previous drop shot rod was a flipping stick, so it was a big upgrade!

Right now my favorite is my stradic CI4 and a 6'10" MXF shimano curado.  

SC Avid AVS62MLXF, OG CI4 2500, 6# Tatsu:

 

I'm currently using two..

A favorite usa balance 7'3" ML/F with a daiwa BG2000 for neds grubs small shakey heads and inline spinners and a daiwa fuego 7' M/F with a shimano Sahara 2500 for weightless senkos. I'm having a ton of fun with both at the moment.

Gloomis IMX SJR 781 with a Shimano Stradic Ci4 1000

Fenwick 6'6 hmg, shimano sahara 2500 reel, 8lb sunlne mono

SC LTW 6'8" M/XF with a Daiwa 2000 size Tatula LT seems to be getting a lot of use this summer.

Lews Custom 6'6" med/f with Pflueger Supreme XT with Power Pro 10# test with 7# leader Sunline Sniper.

Megabass addermine or whipsnake with shimano exsence and Daiwa Steez 17 high speed.

I have two old 6'6" med. Daiwa procaster spinning rods that still get used every time I go out.  As for the spinning reels,  they are all Pflueger presidents.

Favorite currently, Fenwick HMX 7'MF, Pflueger President 25, Fire line Crystal☺