anybody got any experience with the midas i guess the older one.  any suggestions if its worth the money.  its 90 for the combo.  also it will be a secondary set up to my new daiwa advantage htsa.

BEWARE

Browning Midas rods and reels are Browning's top-end line. I don't think any Midas reel or rod has been sold singularly for $90, so I have a hard time believing that a combo is going for $90.

Now, what may be happening in my opinion, and BPS is infamous for this, is that they slap the Midas label on a lesser quality combo in an effort to confuse you and make you think you are getting a better deal than you really are. They've done this with their Pro Qualifier combos and Extreme combos. Remember, Browning is a BPS house brand, now.

You've been warned.

I bought one last year.  The reel is worth the $90.  The rod is a P.O.S. You won't be getting anything as a bargain per se, because I doubt most people would use the rod much. If you're looking for a good reel, this is not the rod to put it on. Just assume that you're paying $90 for the reel.

There are two versions of the midas. One comes only with the combo and is called the midas gold. It has 8 bearings I think. It also has some gold accents on the handle and the spool. The other has more bearings but I think it's only one or two. Both have the dual braking system which, once dialed in, is pretty awesome.

Overall, if you handle it and decide you like the reel, it's worth $90 dollars. At least it was for me.

Hope that helps some.

I digress: The gold version has 10 bearings. Not sure how many the other has.

The Midas rod is a huge step up in from the Extreme. However, I didn't get to fish it all that much last year. Mine appears to be well made.

If it is the same rod I have, the rod is probably worth $90 by itself.

Cheers

yea its the midas gold dont know about the rod

LAO - is this the rod you got with the $90 midas baitcast combo?

its the midas rod and midas gold reel... im thinking about getting it this saturday, there both the top end for the browning line

Mine is MI66MS-2

BPS number: 38-140-238-00

1 piece version is: 38-140-240-00

I hope you guys that buy this combo aren't getting ripped off.  I've been looking for this combo in the flyers on line at BPS and can't find it.  I did find the "real" Midas reel on sale for $99 in the local "Classic" flyer.  That's the reel alone.  Again, $90 for the real Midas rod and reel seems mightly low.  Knowing BPS's history with their combos - just be careful.

The Midas combo is on the back page of the flyer.

Falcon

fellas,

I'm not trying to step on anyone's toes here by re-posting this. There's been a few posts based on speculation and assumed knowledge about this set-up.

I bought this exact same thing last year.  The reel is good, it's a legitimate browning high-end midas reel.  The rod is a piece. It's not any of the mainstream browning line of rods.  It's a cheap pass-it-off as a combo rod.  I was thinking it was going to be something nice (like some of you are) and was dissapointed when I found out that it was not.  

To answer your question lunkerfever: The reel is worth $90. The rod is far from awesome, and is not a midas rod.

LAO - it's not the same rod. Thank you for posting the info.