Diawa, Steez reel on a Steez rod... ouch

St. Croix Legend Bass Tournament Casting Rod- $220

Abu Garcia Revo STX- $200

a quantum tour edition on a rod that I built on a g loomis blank.

Let’s bring this thread back!! So what’s everyone’s most expensive setup! Mine is now the megabass orochi XX perfect pitch 300$ and the lews tournament pro LFS 200$

Retail?

Diawa Fuego CT-H - $110

Dobyns Fury 705CB - $120

 

My cost? $96

Reel was a Yule gift from my mother-in-law, I got the rod during TW's Black Friday sale.

daiwa tatula SV ($200) paired with a tatula elite rod ($180)

Retail 

 

Shimano Poison Adrena 7'3 MH - $359.99

Shimano Metanium - $419.99

 

I didn't pay near that though

Shimano Stella fj 3000

Loomis NRX 902s

Daiwa Pluton on a custom swimbait rod. 

Bantam on a Megabass Power Versatile or Tatula Elite on an NRX.

 

Diminishing returns in reels kicks in a lot sooner than in rods. Not a lot of reasons to go above $250 these days. Midrange reels are getting pretty good. Plenty of reasons to own a high end Loomis, St Croix, or custom rod though. 

2020 legend xtreme with a curado dc

I have two set of expensive

 

1- Shimano shaula-4 MH I got $640 with Metanium DC $499

2-Legend trek-3 XH around $600 with Toro Beast about $400

Retail

 

Loomis NRX MBR 842c - $525

Abu Garcia LTX - $380

 

Dx 744 and Core reel.  I got them both 25 percent off 6 years ago.  That's the only real high end I have, everything else is mid range.  Even at mid range I scour the interweb to get a break.  

1 hour ago, EWREX said:

daiwa tatula SV ($200) paired with a tatula elite rod ($180)

It's crazy how nice the tatulas rods are and they are under 200... crazy good combo bro.

3 minutes ago, Teal said:

Dx 744 and Core reel.  I got them both 25 percent off 6 years ago.  That's the only real high end I have, everything else is mid range.  Even at mid range I scour the interweb to get a break.  

It's crazy how nice the tatulas rods are and they are under 200... crazy good combo bro.

i own 5 of them. insane quality and performance for a rod under $200

Daiwa Tatula SV TW and Tatula rod (pick one).  $350 retail, paid around $235 total.

On the college budget so my most expensive won't match many here but I have a Shimano Curado K on a St. Croix Mojo Bass, so $310 before tax.

I don't normally go anywhere near this big on a rod or reel, but I sold off some other gear to fund this big swimbait setup:

 

Phenix PSW 869H Deck Hand:     $300

Shimano Tranx 400:                   $300

Total:                                        $600

St. Croix Legend X with a Shimano Stradic Ci4+ getting close to $ 650.00 

If you went by retail pricing, it'd be an Abu Fantastista Regista and Shimano Core.  Luckily, I bough both at 50% off when Gander Mountain went out of business. 

 

The Abu's a nice rod, but I can buy two Kistlers for the Abu's $499 retail.  

Shimano Curado DC 150 on a Dobyns Champion XP 705=480.00+-

Shimano Chronarch MGL paired with a St. Croix Legend Tournament. Love this setup!

St Croix Legend Elite 7’ MF $380.00 on sale

Diawa Tatula 2500 

$160 from EBay 

Shimano Calcutta Conquest reel

on

Shimano/Loomis Conquest rod

X2

Helps to have a relative in the industry

 

 

 

Bantam 350

Expride 270

 

chronarch 275

imx pro 325