My rods and reels get swapped around as I see fit, since I fish mostly as a co-angler. Anyway, here's my casting lineup.

 

Casting Rods:

Dobyns Champion 684cb

Dobyns Champion 705cb

Dobyns Champion 765cb

Dobyns Champion 736cb glass

Dobyns Champion 734

Dobyns Sierra 735

Dobyns Extreme 745

 

GLoomis IMX 803JWR

GLoomis IMX 854JWR

GLoomis IMX Pro 863JWR

GLoomis GLX 853JWR

GLoomis Classic 774TWR

 

Megabass Orochi 7'5" EMTF (Gen 1)

 

Shimano Zodias 7'2" MH-F

Shimano Expride 7'2" H-F

 

St Croix Avid 70MF (x2)

St Croix LTB 71MF

 

Casting Reels:

Diawa Tatula Elite Long Cast

Diawa SV103 (Zillion frame)

Diawa Crazy Cranker (x2, Zillion frame)

Diawa PX68r

Diawa SV105SS

 

Shimano Curado K (x2)

Shimano Bantam MGL (x3)

Shimano 13 Metanium

Shimano Metanium MGL

Shimano Scorpion MGL

Shimano Chronarch MGL (x4)

Shimano Chronarch 201E5

Shimano Chronarch 201D7

Shimano Excense DC (2012 model)

Shimano Calcutta 201D

 

 

Yes, certified tackle junkie. I've got a few more sitting around the garage that don't get used any more as well. 

2 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

GMTA?

 

Nice rigs.

Guess so! Thanks. About 2/3 of the Fenwicks and Pfluegers are from FFO Tackle.

23 minutes ago, MIbassyaker said:

Guess so! Thanks. About 2/3 of the Fenwicks and Pfluegers are from FFO Tackle.

Only my Trion-35 is from FFO - rest of my reels are from Amazon except the Pres-25 which was a gift from a member here. Rods are a mix of Amazon, TW and AL

  You guys have amazing keyboarding skills.  Really.      ?      jj

2 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Very Nice ~

Seems you have an 'opening' for a spinning rod & reel.

Are you accepting applications ?

A-Jay

 

 

I have one......I wonder if that's too many  

5 minutes ago, jbsoonerfan said:

I have one......I wonder if that's too many  

Nope - I have 4 in circulation...and I could make that 5 if I pulled one out of 'retirement'.

7 minutes ago, jbsoonerfan said:

I have one......I wonder if that's too many  

Tough Call ~ LOL

 But if your indecision ever get the best of you,

please keep me in mind.

A-Jay

 

2 hours ago, kayaking_kev said:

How does the Lew's MP compare with the MB? I really like the MB. I wanted the Legalis, but found the Revros LT for a great price.

The MP feels a little smoother.  I haven't fished it much, but the little bit I did get to use it.  Wow is all I can say.  I will most likely be buying two more for the new rods on the way.  

You guys have a reel problem

 

Purpose	Rod	Reel	Line
Creek	6'6" M Lightning Shock	President 20	4lb mono
Dock/Skipping	6'10" Speed Stick	Stratus V 3500	20 lb rbaid/12 lb floro
Drop Shot	6'10" Muse Black	Revo MGX 20	10 lb braid/6 lb floro
Finesse	6'10" Muse Black	Revo MGX 20	10 lb braid/6 lb floro
Keitech	7'1" Muse Black	Stradic FA 3000	10 lb braid/8 lb floro
Neko Rig	7'3" Omen Black II	Stradic HG 3000	15 lb braid/8 lb floro
All-Purpose	7' Tournament ZX	Tournament ZX 2500	15 lb braid/8lb floro
Topwater	7' M Lightning Shock	6.4 Black Max	30 lb braid/10lb mono
Crankbait	7'1" M Tournament ZX	6.3:1 Arachnid	10 lb mono
Finesse Jig	6'10" MH Mod-Fast Lowrider	7.2:1 Casitas	12 lb floro
Jig/Texas Rig	7' MH Avid X	8.1:1 Curado 71	15 lb floro
Spinnerbait	7' MH Mod-Fast Lowrider	7.3:1 Tatula CT	15 lb floro
Chatterbait	7'1" MH Omen Black II	6.3:1 Arachnid	15 lb floro
All-Purpose	7'1" MH X-Fast Muse Black	7.3:1 Smoke PT	30 lb braid/15 lb floro
Swim Jig	7'2" MH  Mod-Fast Lowrider	8.1:1 Tatula SV	17 lb floro
Buzzbait/Frog	7'3" MH Omen Black II	7.3:1 Daiwa Zillion TWS	50 lb braid
Frog/Punch	7'3" H Tournament ZX	8.1:1 Creed LTE	65 lb braid
	Carrot Stix

Here is my updated lineup:

 

Rods:

7'4" Daiwa Tatula H/F frog rod

7'1" Daiwa Tatula H/F jig rod

7'2" Daiwa Tatula MH/XF - soft plastics, jigs, paddle tail swimbaits, chatterbaits, spinnerbaits

6'10" Daiwa Tatula MH/F - same as above except this is my preferred soft plastic rod, it's the older split grip and that is the one presenation I prefer a split grip for

7'2" Daiwa Tatula MH/R (mod fast) glass - spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, crankbaits or jerkbaits preferably in grass, deep divers

7' Daiwa Tatula M/R (mod fast) glass - crankbaits, jerkbaits

6'8' St. Croix Mojo Bass M/XF topwater - poppers, jerkbaits, weightless soft plastics

6'9" St. Croix Avid X ML/XF - drop shots, ned rigs

 

Reels:

Daiwa Tatula 150 7.1:1 - 65lb braid, frogs, jigs

Daiwa Tatula CT 7.1:1 - 65lb braid, same as above but what is not being fished with that reel

Daiwa Tatula SV 7.1:1 - 17lb fluorocarbon, soft plastics, jigs, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits

Daiwa Tatula SV 6.3:1 - 15lb fluorocarbon, soft plastics, jigs, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, crankbaits or jerkbaits in grass

Daiwa Tatula SV 6.3:1 - 10lb fluorocarbon (used 12lb last year) crankbaits, jerkbaits

Pflueger Patriarch 7.1 : 1 - 12lb mono for poppers, jerkbaits and weightless soft plastics

Daiwa BG 2000 spinning - 12lb braid with usually a 6lb fluro leader for drop shots and ned rigs

Man! Most everyone has a plethora of setups. Mine are just four:

 

1) Stradic FL 1000 w/ 6’ ML/F Fenwick HMG spinning rod.

 

2) Curado 71 w/ 6’ M/F Pro Qualifier casting rod.

 

3) Daiwa Exceler 1000 w/ 6’ UL/F St. Croix Panfish Series spinning rod.

 

4) Lew’s Speed Spool LFS w/ 6’ M/F St. Croix Triumph casting rod.

On 1/31/2020 at 10:00 PM, Boomstick said:

6'9" St. Croix Avid X ML/XF - drop shots, ned rigs

How are the micro guides? Do you use braid to leader and if so, have you had any issues with the connection knot getting caught in the guides? 

St Croix LTB Spinning:

•6'9" ML-XF                Tatula LT2500

   -6lb Mono                Dropshot/Finesse

•7'1"                             Tatula LT3000

   -20lb Braid-12F       Skipping/Wacky Rig

 

St Croix LTB Casting:

•7'1" M-F                  Tatula SV

   -12lb Fluro            Shakeyhead/Jerkbait 

•7'1" MH-F               Tatula 100

   -15lb Fluro.           Texas Rig/Jig

•7'6" MH-MF            *Tatula 150

   -??????                   Pitching 

*7'4" H-F                   ?????????

   - 50lb Braid.       Frog/WhopperPlopper  

 

St Croix Legend Glass Casting:

*7'2" M-M          *Tatula Elite

   -12lb Mono    Shallow Crank/Top Water

•7'4" MH-M       *Tatula Elite

   -12lb Fluro     Deep Crank/Lipless Crank

 

*   = New this year

?   =Undecided what I want to do between my 7'6" MH and 7'4" H, I have no reel for the H yet.

 

   My options are:

1. Get another Tatula 150, 20lb fluro on the MH.

2. Tatula Elite on the Heavy, 20F on MH.

3. Tatula Elite Pitch and Flip on MH 20lb F, Tatula 150 on Heavy.

4. Any of the above but put 30/40lb braid on the 7'6" MH, allowing me to fish weeds with swim jig/chatterbait and throw the whopper plopper on this rod. Would sacrifice abrasion resistance in wood and rocks.

 

spinning rod fan here

 

Spinning.....

1. Loomis conquest 842s
2. Loomi GLX 842s
3. Steez AGS 7'-6" M/ML
4. Destroyer Addermine
5. NRX 901S
6. MB Valkyrie

Casting....

1. Destroyer 110 special
2. MB Orochi Flatside special series one

 

 

Spinning:

 

expride 7’ light + paired with a stradic fk for neds and spybaits 

glx 822s dsr paired with a stradic ci4 for drop shouting 

nrx 852s paired with stradic ci4+ for everything else but mainly senko’s
 

casting 

 

imx pro 845c cbr paired with 13 concept c (for now) crankbait stick

imx pro 884 twfr paired with bantam mgl for frogs and whopper ploppers 

glx 852c paired with a chronarch mgl for tubes, jerks, and finesse jigs

Glx 894c paired with chronarch mgl for jigs 

nrx 853c paired with chronarch mgl for close quarters jigs, weightless t-rigs, 

7’6” heavy 13 envy black (selling this season) paired with curado k for t-rigs 

dobyns seirra 734c (selling as well) paired with daiwa tatula sv for chatterbaits and swimbaits

 

selling/replacing 

 

-selling my dobyns for an expride 7’2” mh/f 

-selling the envy black for an expride 7’6” heavy/fast 

-selling my kistler helium 7’ mph/f

-picking up a deep cranking stick (megabass launcher I believe)

Pretty much the same as last year

Spinning:

6'6" m/f Daiwa Procaster-S for finesse rigs / light t-rigs

6'6" m/f Daiwa Procaster-S for light moving baits

7'0" ml/f BPS Micro Lite for drop shots / finesse

 

Casting:

6'6" mh/f St. Croix Premier for jigs

6'6" mh/f St. Croix Premier for larger t-rigs

7'0" mh/f BPS Tourny Special for heavier moving baits

 

All new for 2020:

5'6" light Berkley Cherrywood for panfish

 

Reading everyone else's lists, I am seeing that I haven't found a manufacturer to devote myself to like several of my comrades, lol. I like Penn though.

 

Of the rods that are in active rotation:

• Enigma, Ippon 6'10" ML with Daiwa Legalis 2500
• Abu Garcia, Vendetta 7' M with Penn Fierce II 3000
• Cajun Custom Rods, Atled 7`2" M with Penn Conflict I 2500
• Fenwick, HMG 7' MH with Penn Conflict I 3000
• Shimano, SLX 7' MH with Shimano Spheros SW 3000
• Cajun Custom Rods, Black Bayou 7' MH+ with Shimano Sahara 4000
• Gander Mountain, House Brand 7' H with Penn Battle II 4000
• Big Bear, Kodiak 7'3" 3/4H with Daiwa Fuego
• Savage Gear, Browser 7'11" XH with BPS Pro Qualifier

6 hours ago, Matt_3479 said:

selling/replacing 

 

-selling my dobyns for an expride 7’2” mh/f 

-selling the envy black for an expride 7’6” heavy/fast 

-selling my kistler helium 7’ mph/f

-picking up a deep cranking stick (megabass launcher I believe)

what do you want for the envy and the Sierra?

10'6" Okuma SST 8-17lb  Ambassadeur 5500

 

8'6" Lamiglas X11 8-12lb  Fuego CT

 

8'6" Lamiglas X11 12-25lb  Ambassadeur 4500

 

7' Lamiglas X11 2-8lb  Fuego CT w/ Ray's DIY spool

 

7'6" Okuma SST 4-10lb  Black Max 1600

 

5'6" Okuma SST 2-6lb  Penn Fierce III 1000

 

5' Okuma Celilo 2-6lb  Okuma Ceymar C-10

 

4'10" BPS Micro Lite Glass 2-6lb  Fuego CT w/ Ray's DIY spool

 

 

On 1/31/2020 at 3:09 PM, A-Jay said:

My arsenal consist of an assortment of a few brands; some older, some in the middle and a few newer models sprinkled in there as well.   These include casting & spinning rods by Diawa, St Croix, Quantum, Fenwick, Lamiglass, Kistler & one Very Sweet Rain Shadow Custom (Thank You Bass Resource)

And casting & and spinning reels by Diawa, Shimano, Quantum, Pflueger & ABU Garcia. 

A-Jay

A-Jay, do you get good distance with that drill LOL

1 minute ago, OnthePotomac said:

A-Jay, do you get good distance with that drill LOL

LOL ~

What the heck's a 'drill' ?

That's a Line Remove Device

A-Jay

1 minute ago, A-Jay said:

LOL ~

What the heck's a 'drill' ?

That's a Line Remove Device

A-Jay

What a coincidence I have one just like that.  Close behind the Coast Guard.

Currently on a college team, working on adding a couple more rods this year and should be finally done with the collection lol.

 

Spinning:

Dobyns Fury 702sf / Stradic 2500 FJ - ned rig/finesse

Dobyns Champion XP 702sf / Stradic 2500 Ci4+ - dropshot rod

Dobyns Sierra 701sf / Stradic 2000 Ci4+ - ultra finesse

Dobyns Champion XP 683sf / Stradic 2500 ci4+ - senko/dock skipping rod

Dobyns Kaden 713sf / TBD - shakeyhead

 

Casting:

Dobyns Fury 734C / Tatula CT - jig rod

Dobyns Kaden 743C / SLX - swimjig rod

Dobyns Sierra 734C / Fuego CT - chatterbait rod

Dobyns Sierra 703C / Curado 70 - weightless fluke/senko rod

Dobyns Fury 704C / Curado DC - jig/ dock skipping rod

Shimano Crucial 7' MH Moderate/ Curado 200I - cranking rod

Omen Black 7'1 MH / Curado 50e - Texas rig/Jerkbait/other rod

Kistler Helium 3 7'4" MH / Tatula SV - Jig rod

Custom Phenix Blank 6'8 M / Curado 50e - bladebait rod

 

 

19 hours ago, Quarry Man said:

what do you want for the envy and the Sierra?

Unfortunately I’m located in Canada so it’s probably not worth it for you