Your best/most expensive combos, and what they cost you?

[CamG]

Originally Posted by Jrob78

I agree with you, especially more now than I used to, that a good rod in most cases is equally or more important than a good reel.

I am curious though as to what relatively cheap reels you are using that are better than expensive ones? I don't mean that to be confrontational, just curious.

I have quite a few in my collection. I really got into the Curado craze about 8 years ago (and still really like and use them to this day) but, after a good fishing friend of mine gave me a BPS Extreme in 2004, I haven't bought anything else except for the occasional "test" real LOL.

These are incredible reels. They cast as far if not farther than my Curado SF's, are smoother on the retrieve and have a great drag system in place. The absolute BEST part, is that on the occasion or two that something went wrong, I sent them in to BPS reel service, and was given a brand new one in return.

Normal price is 79.99 and has been for some time. But, I have purchased every one of them that I own for 59.99 or less.