WOW!

You guys are great...That's REALLY nice.

-Kent

Especially spinning ......THE ROD

A person can use a $100 or less reel and have as much worry free fun as someone using a Van Staal, the real fun comes from catching.

Wasn't directed yur way. 8-)

I'm there with ya Muddy.  I know it wasnt toward Kent.

Some on here just can't pass up the opportunity to tell you what they own.... :

WOW!

You guys are great...That's REALLY nice.

-Kent

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The information contained on this site is great, but it's the people that really make this site shine. There are some really great folks here.  

Muddy, you are the MAN!

WOW!

You guys are great...That's REALLY nice.

-Kent

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The information contained on this site is great, but it's the people that really make this site shine. There are some really great folks here.

i couldnt agree more. you guys are truly amazing!! i hope work turns around and i can make it to pickwick. i owe you guys a round of drinks or your choice! thanks again, muddy and sharkbite!

the reel is more important than a rod. if you spend 50 60 bucks on a reel you can pick a rod up at walmart for like 15 bucks that works very well. the rod i get is the shakesphere ecursion it works very well i pair it with a bass pro reel and the set up works very well

Wasn't directed yur way. 8-)

I'm there with ya Muddy. I know it wasnt toward Kent.

Some on here just can't pass up the opportunity to tell you what they own.... :

Excuse me if I offended anyone, but I don't understand the problem with using the gear I own to illustrate a point. Its what I own and what I have experience using.

I never knock anyone for the gear they own and it doesnt affect my opinion of anyone. I'm not bragging but I am proud that I studied hard in school and worked my tail off throughout my career so I could earn a good income and be able to buy what I what. Everyone should be proud of their accomplishments and never feel the need to apologize for their success.

I know this is off topic but felt it necessary.

apologies not needy, steezy. i'm grateful for everything i have, and hopefully can have a house on a lake with a boat and all the tackle and gear i shall choose. no offense taken here.

WOW!

You guys are great...That's REALLY nice.

-Kent

x2

The information contained on this site is great, but it's the people that really make this site shine. There are some really great folks here.

i couldnt agree more. you guys are truly amazing!! i hope work turns around and i can make it to pickwick. i owe you guys a round of drinks or your choice! thanks again, muddy and sharkbite!

Hey dude your welcome.  I don't drink but I would love to fish with ya some time.  Hopefully   We can fish at Pickwic if not maybe next year we can work another trip out to come near you.  I hope you enjoy the combo.

this thread is like a handbook of this forum.

apologies not needy, steezy. i'm grateful for everything i have, and hopefully can have a house on a lake with a boat and all the tackle and gear i shall choose. no offense taken here.

Keep working hard and you will get what you want!

PM Sent and happy anniversary to you and your wife !

The ROD is more important

With only a reel in your hand, you cannot cast a lure; but with only a rod in your hand, you can still retrieve the lure.

The flyrodder only needs a reel to store his line, and the canepole fishermen doesn't even have a reel.

For many decades, commercial fisherman pitched lures using a strong rod without any reel,

then heaved each fish over the gunwale directly into the hull box.

Roger

I've got to go with the rod also. JMHO

thanks for all your info and input guys. this site has really been truly a blessing for me!! thanks to you guys i will soon be back on the water with a respectable setup! you guys are truly amazing, i cannot stress that enough.

thanks for all your info and input guys. this site has really been truly a blessing for me!! thanks to you guys i will soon be back on the water with a respectable setup! you guys are truly amazing, i cannot stress that enough.

Thats rite Bass Resource Rocks!!!! 8-)

I have a different take. The rod is more important for "catching",

but the reel is what makes "fishing" fun! Trouble free casting ,

smooth retrieve and a drag you can always depend on is the

ticket. On average, reels are 2/3 the cost of my combinations.

8-)

A nice reel definitely increases the pleasure of fishing....like a find automobile. However, a sensitive rod can actually improve your fishing....especially in deeper water. My first high end rod, an mbr844 IMX, improved my Carolina rig fishing 3 fold or more. All my deep water fishing improved with highly sensitive rods, including drop shot, deep jigs, etc. I can say with certainty that I catch more fish with higher-end rods.  

I agree, but I still REALLY like reels... :

I agree, but I still REALLY like reels... :

Quit looking up my shorts!

This thread turned out to be pretty nice.

Personally I like rods better.  I have Trions and a president on a few rods that are worth more then the reels but I can use the reels and thats what counts.  Untimatley I think that it's a equal balance upon the anglers desgretion.  A rod and reel are a machine and to have a balanced machine you need parts that work well together.

Example:  You couldn't put V8 5.0 L engine on a little hondas tranny.  It would destroy it and will never hold the power that the motor is built for.   Just like putting a Micro Light reel on a offshore fishing rod and hooking up with a Tuna. It would never work.

That is how I feel about my rods and reels.  My new fav is 7' Med Hevy Johnny Morris with My President.  Its a beautiful combo.  I have so much distance and acuracy it unbeleivible

I have a different take. The rod is more important for "catching",

but the reel is what makes "fishing" fun! Trouble free casting ,

smooth retrieve and a drag you can always depend on is the

ticket. On average, reels are 2/3 the cost of my combinations.

8-)

A nice reel definitely increases the pleasure of fishing....like a find automobile. However, a sensitive rod can actually improve your fishing....especially in deeper water. My first high end rod, an mbr844 IMX, improved my Carolina rig fishing 3 fold or more. All my deep water fishing improved with highly sensitive rods, including drop shot, deep jigs, etc. I can say with certainty that I catch more fish with higher-end rods.  

Do you think that is possible, because you expect to. You pay attention more with eqipment you trust. There are a few fellas here who have many double digit bass and quite a few checks who do not use very high end rods

 How did Linder,Dance and Mann catch all those fish with basically cue stick old ABU and Fenwick Fibergalss Lunker Sticks?

The Reel

I buy a reel expecting it to last a life time

I've won tournaments with Berkley Lighting Rods and I've won tournaments with G. Loomis GLXs.

Rod....it's not even close really. Give me $400 to spend on a combo, and I'll mount a Citica E on a GLX.

Thats what I have, well two really! the rod  

I have a different take. The rod is more important for "catching",

but the reel is what makes "fishing" fun! Trouble free casting ,

smooth retrieve and a drag you can always depend on is the

ticket. On average, reels are 2/3 the cost of my combinations.

8-)

A nice reel definitely increases the pleasure of fishing....like a find automobile. However, a sensitive rod can actually improve your fishing....especially in deeper water. My first high end rod, an mbr844 IMX, improved my Carolina rig fishing 3 fold or more. All my deep water fishing improved with highly sensitive rods, including drop shot, deep jigs, etc. I can say with certainty that I catch more fish with higher-end rods.

Do you think that is possible, because you expect to. You pay attention more with eqipment you trust. There are a few fellas here who have many double digit bass and quite a few checks who do not use very high end rods

How did Linder,Dance and Mann catch all those fish with basically cue stick old ABU and Fenwick Fibergalss Lunker Sticks?

Experience and talent overrides an expensive rod.  Sensing bites almost becomes a sixth sense after years and years of fishing, and you rely less and less on the rod.   A nice rod at this point is just a luxury.   I feel Elite series pros are good enough and experienced enough to use whatever their sponsor gives them.  However, I'm not as good as them.  I have my days, but at this point in my angling I will take all the help I can get