01-14-08, 06:45 PM | #1 |
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'Quipment Check!
Hey Guys, small game for us. Post all the rods you have, and for what purpose you use them. I'll start:
*Spinning* 1)St.Croix Wild River 7'6'' ML/Fast -- Finesse Rod/Drop-Shot/Light T-Rigs 2)Falcon Low Rider Bass Spin 6'7'' M/Fast -- Spinnerbaits/Buzzbaits *Casting* 1)St.Croix Premier Crankbait 7' MH/Slow(?) -- Crankbaits 2)St.Croix Avid 7' MH/Fast -- PNJ/Carolina Rigs/Heavy T-Rigs Soon hoping to add the St.Croix Slop-N-Frog/Chronarch MG for my Frog Stick. Might throw a little flippin' and pitchin in with this rod too... -Lunk-
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01-14-08, 10:33 PM | #2 |
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oh man some of these guys are goin to have to take up a whole page to list all there rods...
now me on the otherhand... 1) Berkley cherrywood 7' M:everything one line lol... i know i have to update my arsenal pretty soon lol
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01-14-08, 10:58 PM | #3 |
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Nothin' to be ashamed of Senko! We all started out with one rod; I can remember takin' the 'ole Croix (7'6'') everywhere. Salmon, trout, bass, bluegill, perch, crappie. Heck, I didn't know a darn thing about power, action, etc...
Until I came here -- and got bit by the bug! -Lunk-
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01-15-08, 12:51 AM | #4 |
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yeah but the thing is ive been fishin since i was REALLY little... i have the money but usually just fish the river and dont want to have a 7' one piece in and outta the car, you know, the whole door thing. I guess its all i need for now though. I'm the same age as you so I have a long time to develop my skills and need to better myself.
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01-15-08, 02:05 AM | #5 |
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Suffice it to say if there is an application I probably have a dedicated rod for it including 2 jig rods and 5 crankbait rods. Been dealing with the baitmonkey for 40 years.
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01-15-08, 10:23 PM | #6 |
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Zooker, Liz, JB, you guys have to be kidding me! I know Zooker has at least 10 rods...
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01-16-08, 12:15 PM | #7 |
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i carry 2 all star rods (mid 90s all star rods, back when they were good)6-6, 5 bionic blades MH6-6, one fenwick, and one abu garcia...on them i have a castaic an citica baitcaster, all the rest are
Quantum baitcasters from 1995, all of them still work great. I usually have the shimanos for flipping and pitching, one has a tube or jig on it, the other has texas rigged or just a hook for senkos. I always have 2 crankbaits rigged, one spook or rogue rod, one spinnerbait rod always rigged, and of course one grub rod. The fenwick is a 30 year old rod, Med. but its great for popR and light jigs...on that I have a quantum spinnning outift. Usually carry 5-7 rods in the boat, 3 if I am just in the jon boat. |
01-16-08, 06:10 PM | #8 |
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Rods and reels and purpose
Surely you jest!
I have about 16 or 17 rod and reels in the boat most of the time. Yup most of them have a specific purpose, and most of the time I have about 5 setups on the deck with me. My basic hardware is a hodge-podge of brands (I am not particularly brand loyal, nor do I spend a lot of money on most of my rods and reels) Spinning tackle 1 ea Castaway 6' medium, with Shimano Sedona 2000. This one is for "skipping" and "Slider" fishing and super light cranks. (spooled with 20# Power Pro Braid) 2 ea Shimano Crucial Drop-Shot 7'2" medium with Shimano Symmetre 2500 Rear drag, 1 is spooled with 20# Power Pro Braid and the other with 20# Tuff Line Braid (yeah! I like both). These get used for "drop shot", "shakey head jigs", "small finesse jigs (PnJ), "clam shot-wacky" and "Mojo rigs" 1 ea G-Loomis (can't remember model number) 6' 6" Medium Heavy with Pinnacle 10 bearing tour pro reel, 30# Power Pro, I use it for Jigs, T-rig, and weightless soft plastics (Senko style, Super Fluke etc). 1 ea Shimano Sempre rod 6'6" with a Pflueger 6 BB baitcaster (can't remmber the model name), with 15# Mossy Oak line, I use this for spinner baits or buzz baits mostly. 1 ea Pinnacle 7' composite cranking (graphite/fiberglass) ML with a Lew's Speed Spool Model BB1NG, spooled with 12# Seaguar Carbon Pro flourocarbon for Crank baiting 1 ea Allstar 7' ML crankbait rod with Lew's Speed Spool Model BB1NHS (High speed) that I use primarily for lipless crank baits 1 ea Browning 7' medium rod with Shimano Curado spooled with 10# Trilene XT for medium/shallow diving crankbaits 1 ea Browning 7' medium action with Abu Garcia C4 spooled with 30# braid for T-rig, and jigs primarily. 1 ea Crosstimbers Custom rod 7'6" Medium matched with a Abu Garcia Hank Parker special (basically same as a C4) spooled with 30# braid. Used exclusively for C-rigging. 1 ea Allstar 6' medium with a Quantum reel (can't remember model name) spooled with 15# Mossy Oak, I use this for most of my topwater baits. I have a couple of other 6' 6"rods matched with Abu Garcia CA reels for spoon jigging and other backup needs, and a couple of 7' Heavy action Allstars with Abu Garcia 5500c3 and spooled with 50# Power pro for heavy brush JnP and tough stuff C-rigging. That's way too much!
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01-16-08, 06:23 PM | #9 |
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I'm assuimg you have an ocean-liner to hold all this?!?!
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Quote:
here's my ride
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01-16-08, 10:05 PM | #11 |
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Is that a Skeeter, Porko?
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01-17-08, 09:53 AM | #12 |
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Not a Skeeter, it's 1997 Astro 2000 Single Console, 20' 4" long 10" rite Hite Jackplate, 200 Mariner Mag EFI, 74 LB Minn-Kota Handheld with Pro-control stick, X97 and X87 LCGs. Astro turned all the BassBoat stuff over to Procraft in 1998. This about the last one of these they made. I bought in 1999 and haven't any trouble out of the hull and only had to replace the gears in the lower unit of the motor last year. "Takes a lickin and keeps on tickin!"
The boat has aged remarkably well with lots of tender loving care, most people cannot believe the age of the boat.
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01-17-08, 10:42 AM | #13 |
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Falcon Lowrider XG 4-17 casting 7’ M Shimano Citica 201D 12lb Trilene Big Game (cb, lipless baits)
Falcon Lowrider XG 6-17 casting 7’ H Shimano Cruxis 201 50lb Power Pro braid (frog, c-rig, flipping) Falcon Original 5-166 casting 6’6 MH Daiwa Procaster 100HL 20lb Trilene Big Game (spinnerbait, buzzbait) Falcon Original 5-17 casting 7’ MH Quantam Accurist 501 15lb Trilene Big Game (t-rig, big cb, ¾+ oz spinner baits, jigging spoons) Falcon Original 6-1610 casting 6’10 H Daiwa Procaster 100HL 30lb Sufix braid (jig, pitching) Shimano Clarus spinning 6’6 MH Shimano Symetre 2500 12lb Trilene Big Game (senko, floating worm, fluke, soft jerkbait, hard jerkbait, topwater ) Shimano Clarus spinning 6’8 M Shimano Sahara 2500 10lb Trilene Big Game (shaky head, drop shot, split shot) |
01-17-08, 12:47 PM | #14 |
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Can't beat a Falcon either!
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01-20-08, 10:29 AM | #15 |
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Crankbait rod: custom made by my dad long time ago.
Topwater: Fish Eagle II Plastics rod: BPS pro qualifier. hopfully I'm going ot get a few new rod/reels before summer. BB
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01-20-08, 02:52 PM | #16 |
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I, too, am hoping to add my Slop-N-Frog/Chronarch MG Frog Stik before Summer. Need at least $300 down on it before I can buy though. (According to Mom anyhow).
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01-20-08, 09:59 PM | #17 |
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Yeah, I'm looking at a new finesse combo, most likely Shimano Compre/Shimano Symetre. Also a new Casting Combo, Abu garcia Revo SX with BPS Extreme XPS rod.
The casting combo went up from last year and is not $220 while the other in about $170-ish. I used to be able to afford htem both, but I just bought a Cabela's Fish Eagle II Musky rod and an Abu Ambassadeur C4, and osme PP braid. BB
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01-20-08, 10:07 PM | #18 |
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Your finesse set-up sounds prem-o, BB. I can't wait to get my Finesse rod out and drop a line this Spring!
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St.Croix Premeir Series 6ft 6in M- Quantum Energy PTXM
St.Croix Premier Series 6ft 6in MH- Abu Garcia Revo SC BPS Crankin Stick 6ft 6in M-Quantum Accurist PT St.Croix Premeir Series 6ft 6in MH Spin- Quantum Incyte 30 Spin Reel Berkely Cherrywood Spin Rod 7ft M Spin- Cabelas Tournament ZX 2500 Spin* Fenwick HMX Spin 6ft MH- Quantum Affinty 20 Spin Reel** *will be upgrading to St.Croix Premier Series 6ft 6in M Spin ** will be upgrading to St. Croix Premier Series 6ft 6in ML Spin These are my 5 main setups. I have a bunch of rods without reels, and depending on how/what I will be fishing I will switch out as needed. I have them in 6ft 6in for ease of use in my rod locker, and I dont really like 7ft'ers. Im constantly banging a 7fter off my console on the tracker.
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01-20-08, 11:22 PM | #20 |
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I keep 18-20 rods in the boat.I have no idea what they all are.(they've been sitting in my boat for 2 months now without me touching them)
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01-21-08, 07:04 PM | #21 |
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Hey Tommy, its good to see ya around again.
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spinning:g loomis 6'0" medium heavy action for finesse. 8-10# line
casting:allstar 6'6" medium heavy with quantum reel for flippin. 17-20# line allstar 6'6" medium heavy with johnny morris reel for topwater and flippin for this rod i either have 17-20 pound mono for flippin or some kind of topwater. sometimes 65 pound braid for a frog.
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01-21-08, 09:44 PM | #23 |
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Nice selection, Kicker! I soon hope to add a flippin/pitchin' rod also. Possibly a Falcon Cara Amistad, Falcon Pro Grass, or a St.Croix Avid 7'0'' MH; Fast Action.
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