You guys got any of your favorite setups or good deals you would recommend? Looking to add to my arsenal.

Most of my arsenal is inexpensive. It would help to know what type of fishing you're planning on doing. Between my 5 rigs I can handle anything except heavy punching/swimbaits/topwaters...though I can do the lighter ones.

Stating a budget would help give people an idea of to recommend.

SLX Combo for $125.99 TYD from ALF&O (hope I'm not breaking any rules) is hard to beat IMNSHO. (Monkey got me on that one) I would also consider getting separate rod/reel starting with a Fuego, Mettle or Black Max depending on your budget. Lots of good sticks for little money out there. Finally some of the "more basic" Lew's combos are pretty decent.

I bought a 8:2:1 SLX reel for flipping, liked it so much bought another to replace a Lew's. Excellent budget reel, I don't know about the rods.

3 minutes ago, NittyGrittyBoy said:

I bought a 8:2:1 SLX reel for flipping, liked it so much bought another to replace a Lew's. Excellent budget reel, I don't know about the rods.

+1. I just got one for all around stuff and I love it.

Spinning or baitcasting?

How cheap is cheap?

 

A Berkley Lightning rod and Abu Garcia Silver Max reel is cheap and decent, and can be had for $100 retail or cheaper with sales and deals like on Amazon.

 

A Daiwa Aird X rod and Daiwa Fuego CT reel is the best budget setup, in my opinion. The setup can be had for $165 retail or much cheaper if you again use Amazon.

 

A Dobyns Fury rod with a Daiwa Tatula CT reel would probably be the best setup for the best economical cost. The setup can be had for $250 retail or cheaper with sales or utilizing Amazon. 

 

There are many more options too. These are just ones that stand out best to me personally. 

Just now, Glaucus said:

A Daiwa Aird X rod and Daiwa Fuego CT reel is the best budget setup, in my opinion. The setup can be had for $165 retail or much cheaper if you again use Amazon.

Awww how sweet - he likes my #1 rig.

 

My cost using Amazon for that rig was $129.

3 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Awww how sweet - he likes my #1 rig.

 

My cost using Amazon for that rig was $129.

I got that setup for my son and it's great. Hasn't caught a fish with it yet, but the rod has good feel and good components for $55. Seems like it should cost at least $80. The Fuego on his rod is why I decided to put Fuegos on my Furys. Much cheaper than Tatulas on Amazon. If I didn't have OCD about my Tatula rods having Tatula reels, I'd have regretted not having all Fuegos for the cost.

10 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Most of my arsenal is inexpensive. It would help to know what type of fishing you're planning on doing. Between my 5 rigs I can handle anything except heavy punching/swimbaits/topwaters...though I can do the lighter ones.

Any medium rod you have will cover the 90 WP, and your heavy Aird X will handle the 110 WP and more.

1 minute ago, Glaucus said:

Any medium rod you have will cover the 90 WP, and your heavy Aird X will handle the 110 WP and more.

I mention in the 'Dedicated Rods' thread that I can handle up to the 130 WP with what I have now - as well as smaller swimbaits. Next year I might get a heavier rig for the larger WPs and Swimbaits.