What is your current reel lineup? I have 4 setups ready to go. Curado 200k, Curado 70, Bantam MGL, and Stradic 2500 ?? 

Most of the time I have seven reels with me, all are Tatula Elite's in various gear ratios. 

For tomorrow's outing....

 

Daiwa Steez SV TW 

Shimano Curado DC

Shimano Vanquish 3000

Shimano Antares 70A

Shimano Antares 12

 

You want the whole list? Sure!

 

Rigs: Canoe
Baitcasters;
Diawa Fuego CT-XS on a 7' H/F Diawa Aird-X
Diawa Fuego CT-H on a 7' Dobyns Fury (705CB)
Pflueger Patriarch on a 7' Dobyns 704C
Pflueger Supreme on a 7' MH/F Diawa Aird-X
Pflueger President on a 7' MH/F Diawa Laguna
Pflueger President-XT on a 7' Dobyns Fury 703C

Spinning;
Mitchell Avocet RZT-3000 on a 7' MH/F Okuma Reflections
Pflueger Trion-35 on a 7' MH/M Okuma Stratus VI
Pflueger President XT-LE-30 on a 7' Dobyns Fury 703SF
Mitchell Avocet RZT-2000 on a 7' ML/MF Okuma Reflections
Pflueger President 25 on a 7' Dobyns Fury 702SF
Mitchell Avocet RZT-1000 on a 7' L/F Diawa Procyon

 

Rigs: Shore/Panfishing
Pflueger Trion-30 on 6'6" M/F Diawa Aird-X
Mitchell Avocet RZT-1000 on 6'6" ML/F Mitchell Avocet

1 minute ago, MN Fisher said:

You want the whole list? Sure!

 

Rigs: Canoe
Baitcasters;
Diawa Fuego CT-XS on a 7' H/F Diawa Aird-X
Diawa Fuego CT-H on a 7' Dobyns Fury (705CB)
Pflueger Patriarch on a 7' Dobyns 704C
Pflueger Supreme on a 7' MH/F Diawa Aird-X
Pflueger President on a 7' MH/F Diawa Laguna
Pflueger President-XT on a 7' Dobyns Fury 703C

Spinning;
Mitchell Avocet RZT-3000 on a 7' MH/F Okuma Reflections
Pflueger Trion-35 on a 7' MH/M Okuma Stratus VI
Pflueger President XT-LE-30 on a 7' Dobyns Fury 703SF
Mitchell Avocet RZT-2000 on a 7' ML/MF Okuma Reflections
Pflueger President 25 on a 7' Dobyns Fury 702SF
Mitchell Avocet RZT-1000 on a 7' L/F Diawa Procyon

 

Rigs: Shore/Panfishing
Pflueger Trion-30 on 6'6" M/F Diawa Aird-X
Mitchell Avocet RZT-1000 on 6'6" ML/F Mitchell Avocet

Impressive lineup, I am trying to control myself and not purchase anymore even though you can't have too many. I don't really have room and I can't justify it atm. In the future I will probably have a reason to have more rods and reels ?

Just now, BassSteve said:

Impressive lineup, I am trying to control myself and not purchase anymore even though you can't have too many. I don't really have room and I can't justify it atm. In the future I will probably have a reason to have more rods and reels ?

This has been built over the last four years.

 

My lineup 4 years ago

BC

Abu Ambassadeur 500R on a 6'0" M/M Ambassader

Spin

Abu Cardinal 562 on 6'0" Medium Ugly Stick

Pflueger 640 on 6'6" ML/F Diawa 1312

 

I added 3-4 rigs a year plus 'upgrades' to get to where I am now.

14 baitcasters and 5 spinning. 11 of the baitcasters are Daiwas and 3 of the spinning are Pflugers. Add 31rods to the mix and you figure out the possible combinations because my head hurts just pairing them up at the start of the season.

2 minutes ago, papajoe222 said:

my head hurts just pairing them up at the start of the season.

Roll a die?

49 minutes ago, BassSteve said:

What is your current reel lineup? I have 4 setups ready to go. Curado 200k, Curado 70, Bantam MGL, and Stradic 2500 ?? 

I've been buying baitcast reels for 12 years.  I don't sell.  I have more reels than rods.  Due to my situation the past 3 years some rods have never had a reel on them.  It would be too embarrassing for me to list my reels.

 

Let's just say that I could outfit several people with more than enough reels for a typical day of fishing various techniques without having to use the same reel for more than one technique. 

1 minute ago, papajoe222 said:

14 baitcasters and 5 spinning. 11 of the baitcasters are Daiwas and 3 of the spinning are Pflugers. Add 31rods to the mix and you figure out the possible combinations because my head hurts just pairing them up at the start of the season.

EXACTLY.  Except my Daiwas number close to 50 plus all the other brands I own.  Where to even start?  After awhile it just plain becomes ridiculous.

 

Mostly Curado’s and Chronarch’s

1 Pro Qualifier and a JM Sig. 

 

2 cheap spinning reels for the kids 

 

 

 

Mike

9 hours ago, BassSteve said:

What is your current reel lineup? I have 4 setups ready to go. Curado 200k, Curado 70, Bantam MGL, and Stradic 2500 ?? 

 

I had the exact same setup!

 

But when I found the Bantam MGL, I sold the 200K and 70 (actually I had 201K and 71).

 

Now it's all Bantams for the baitcasters, and Stradic CI4+ for the spinners (2500 and 1000).

 

 

Daiwa

Alphas CT SV 6.3

Alphas CT SV 7.2 w/ KTF spool

Alphas Air Stream Custom 7.2

Millionaire CT SV 7.2 w/ RCS 700S spool

Fuego CT 6.3

Fuego CT 8.1

SS Tournament 700

SS Tournament 1300

 

Abu

Ambassadeur 4500 6.3

Ambassadeur 5500 5.3

Revo ALC-BF7 

Black Max 1600 6.3

Black Max 3600 5.3

 

Casting 

- 4 chronarch mgl’s 

- 2 bantam mgl’s 

- 2016 met mgl

- 2020 met mgl 

 

spinning 

 

- 2 stradic ci4’s

- stradic ci4+ 

- stradic fk

2- Tatula ct.

1- Diawa Coastal 200

1-Diawa Coastal SV

1- Pfluerger President

13 hours ago, new2BC4bass said:

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EXACTLY.  Except my Daiwas number close to 50 plus all the other brands I own.  Where to even start?  After awhile it just plain becomes ridiculous.

 

And you just got another SLX MGL ????

Haven't found a low profile baitcaster yet that I wanted to buy two of, have each dialed-in to their best niches, and have only fished one I didn't want at all (Lew's Custom Inshore).  

The oldest (in service) is Lew's Super Duty G, 20-lb 832 braid plus mono backing, a stout and reliable distance reel, wind reel, on my MM rod (inshore kayak, would be the equivalent of most MHF).  Miles of big fish on this reel, and I could be tempted by a new G3 to get the P2 pinion.  

Lew's Team Pro SP is in ML niche, has only fished hard one day so far (retired the Custom Inshore) and is a joy with light X-braid (PE#1, 22 lb test). 

My back-up reel stored in a small Pelican is Lew's Tournament Pro, also a joy, and fished one hard day (including a 24" flounder) when a rod-wrap backlash put away my Super Duty. Loaded with 20-lb 832 plus mono backing to move between both niches above.  

Just set up a Steez 1016 for BFS, (Roro X spool, fixed brake rotor, PE#0.8 X-braid, 16-lb test).  Holy cow does this cast nothing. Sorely tempts me for another, did buy a third (BFS) spool with SV complication for casting more weight, planning to load PE#1.2, 27-lb test, to walk it through all 3 niches.  If I can get away, looking at a good tide week after next for its baptism.  

 

Spinning - go-to for the dark and first-light topwater.  Inshore MM is Stradic FL4000 with PE1520 spool and 15-lb, 0.14 mm braid (Florida Fishing Products).  A workhorse.  

Have Stradic FL5000 in offshore topwater niche for 300 yds 36-lb X-braid (other offshore reels are Tica Caiman 150 for jigging, and Seigler SGN for trolling). 

Had a Tica Libra SX3000 in the inshore MM niche before Stradic tempted me, fishes great, built to last, and has landed many big fish - it's a frequent loaner when friends want to paddle the salt.  

The kayak finesse niche that the Steez is going into is currently filled by a Stradic C2000SHG.  

We rig a lot of finesse rods for change up nite-lite dock fishing, standing winter trips to Arroyo Colorado.  Three other reels I have in this niche are Vanquish C2000S, Stradic C1000S and Tica Libra SX1500.  These are fishing 6-lb 832 to 12- and 14-lb X-braid.  

 

Also have 3 surf reels, one spinning and two conventional...

My occasional reservoir bass fishing gets a random grab, what I feel like fishing that day.  Paddling the perimeter of this 400-acre hill country no-motors reservoir is as much a priority as the fishing.  

Daiwa Tatula CT & a few SV model reels, a few import models. One lonely Fuego LT spinning reel.

 

For bass fishing i have currently-

47 baitcast reels and around 20 spinning reels. Most of my baitcast reels are shimanos. Most of my spinning reels are daiwa LT series.

I also have numerous reels for trout, panfish, catfish and saltwater that I'm not counting.

Not counting my vintage and old reels on my display shelf, either.

I have a "reel" problem here.

 

Bass:

Shimano Sienna on a cheapo 5' rod

Abu Black Max on an Air-D X 7' MHF. Unfortunately, the rod broke not long ago.

 

Catfish:

Abu Ambassadeur 5000 on an Ugly Stik Catfish Special 8'

Shimano Nexave 4000 on a Pro Cat 7' which I just bought today.

Reels are mostly Curados, Calcuttas, and Stradics. 

 

Rods are mostly Shimano and Falcons. 

 

Saltwater reels are all Tranx and Penn. 

 

Salt rods are Calstar and Batson

 

DAIWA TATULA 100HS
Daiwa TATULA SV TWS 100HS

DAIWA TATULA 100H

Daiwa TATULA CT 100HS

Shimano CHRONARCH MGL150 XG   

Shimano Scorpion 150 MGL XG

Shimano CURADO K 200 XG 

My lineup for 2021:

Daiwa Steez SV 7.1:1 with 16# fluorocarbon for jigs

Daiwa Tatula SV (older version) 7.3:1 with 12# fluorocarbon for soft lighter soft plastics and finesse jigs

Daiwa Tatula SV (older version) 6.3:1 with 15# fluorocarbon for spinnerbaits, chatterbaits and heavier T-Rigs

Daiwa Tatula SV (older version) 6.3:1 with 10# fluorocarbon crankbaits and jerkbaits

Daiwa Tatula 150 7.3:1 with 65# braid for frogs and fishing heavy cover

Daiwa Tatula CT (older version) 7.3:1 with 65# braid for frogs and fishing heavy cover.

Pflueger Patriarch 7.3:1 with 12# mono for topwater and jerkbaits

Daiwa Tatula LT 2500D with 12# braid for shaky heads, larger drop shot baits and tubes

Daiwa BG 2000 with 12# braid for drop shots and ned rigs

My main gear is mostly Diawa for casting and Shimano for spinning.  I have quite a bit more that just gathers dust.

 

Steez - 6 (last 2 were used from a member of this forum)

Zillion - 1 (unfortunately the old model)

Aldebaran - 2  (really fun to fish with)

Metanium - 1 (like but will probably replace with a Steez)

BB1 - 2   (still the best cranking reel IMO)

 

CI4+ - 2

Vanford - 2

Luvias - 2

I can’t remember.

2 setups, tatula ct baitcast and fuego 3000 spinning. All I need.