Just curious what is the one rod you absolutely love? 

Right now, mine would be my nrx 803.  It's my ned rod and just has great sensitivity and balance

G.Loomis GLX MBR842C

Falcon expert 6’10” finesse jig/topwater rod. Just the right amount of power for the baits I normally fish, versatile enough to put basically anything on it, and super lightweight (whole combo is right around 9 oz fully loaded with mono).  I have the 7’ 6-power expert on the way though and that might take the crown since I fish the bucoo version so much.

Right now, it’s the falcon Cara 6’11” heavy. It’s my jig and  big paddle tail rod. 

daiwa tatula elite 7'3" MH all purpose. i use it for everything from flukes, senkos, jigs, texas rigs, chatterbaits, swim jigs, topwaters, and swimbaits

G loomis IMX MBR844C

 

Most versatile rod I have ever owned from bass to trophy pike & lake trout. It can handle baits much bigger than its stated range. 

G-Loomise 844C is all year all around rod for me here in SoCal.

G Loomis 783C GLX.

12 minutes ago, Dwight Hottle said:

G loomis IMX MBR844C

 

Most versatile rod I have ever owned from bass to trophy pike & lake trout. It can handle baits much bigger than its stated range. 

 The best over-all rod I have ever owned.

 

                                     

Dobyns SA 704C . Thanks again to members here who advised me to get this . Love it !

Point Blank PB701MLF blank, built by me into a spin rod, good for everything I've tried it on.  I've not found any blanks with as high true natural frequency as the Point Blanks have which probably means they are as sensitive or more sensitive than any other blanks I've tested, and I've done quite a few brands of premium blanks.  It clearly indicates the fastest recovery speed of all the blanks.  Very light for its power, of course, or it wouldn't have a high true natural frequency.

 

Fuji titanium KLH guide train ending with size 4 KT's, Fuji Ultra Pro Candy Apple wraps, Fuji TVS size 17 seat.

Same as @Dwight Hottle and @ATA, the IMX-PRO 844C MBR. I absolutely love that thing. It can do anything. When I want to go light, I'll take that one and the 852S, those pretty much cover everything I throw (even frogs if I downsize them).

 

I'm thinking of upgrading it to the NRX+ this year, though... Let's see.

can't do it - there's not a bum in the crowd

 

I could pick a least favorite, Omen Green 7'7" ML spinner, but then I can also pick a niche where it's the exact rod to load in the kayak. 

Right now it’s my Falcon Lowrider All-‘Round Fast LFC-7MHF. It’s my primary Texas rig rod. 

Right now my favorite is my custom 7 1/2’ shaky rod.  It has better feel than my Gloomis rods.

My old Falcon Bucoo trap casters...I have 2. I use them for walking baits, buzzbaits, lipless, square bills,light chatterbaits  and smaller spinnerbaits.

I really like fishing jigs on my first gen 7'2" mh xf Cumara.

1 hour ago, Derek1 said:

Right now, it’s the falcon Cara 6’11” heavy. It’s my jig and  big paddle tail rod. 

I contemplated the expert version of that rod as a pitching and frog rod.  I went expert amistad instead. 

Fenwick Techna AV

 

 

 

 

Mike

I throw 3/8oz jigs on a NFC X-ray SJ-736 built into a casting rod. This is my favorite. 

Custom ALX jig rod, can’t be replaced.

Tom

Falcon 7'4 "Heavy Cover Jig" 

Picking any single rod would be an exercise in futility for me.  I do have favorites that are technique specific. My Expride is my favorite for frogging. Yet my Powell Max's are my favorite for spinnerbaits, senkos and such. I could go on. 

 

I guess it all boils down to this point:  If a rod isn't my "favorite" for the presentation I have chosen for it then that rod gets replaced until I find that special action, feel, and weight I am looking for in that presentation. Then that rod becomes my favorite...

Powell Inferno 703C 7' Medium Heavy X-Fast

 

Diawia Tatula TTU711MHXB 7' 1" Medium Heavy X-Fast 

Shimano Zodias 7' 2'' Med-Heavy for jigs and creatures