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Old 05-10-12, 01:06 AM   #1
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Let's pretend for a minute that you a professional fisherman and you have sponsors. You can pick one company to sponsor you for each tackle category. In other words, you can only use stuff from that brand for all of you fishing needs. 1 for jigs, 1 for soft baits, 1 for reels, etc...

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Spinnerbaits/wire baits
Soft baits
Hard baits
Reels
Rods
Hooks
Weights
Line

I'm really just curious as to how many of you have brand preferences and what they are. Feel free to add boats, motors, electronics and whatever else you feel like including. Pick one company for each category and you have to use that brand for everything in that category.
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Old 05-10-12, 02:45 AM   #2
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Jigs - All terrain tackle
Spinnerbaits/wire baits - Strike King
Soft baits - Zoom
Hard baits - Rapala
Reels - Abu Garcia
Rods - Dobyns
Hooks Owner/ Gamakatsu (I would be happy with either one)
Weights - Eco Pro
Line - Suffix

Boat - Bass Cat
Outboard - Mercury/ Yamaha (Either one)
Tow Vehicle - Dodge
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Old 05-10-12, 07:59 AM   #3
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Jigs-Bitty
Spinnerbaits-Double barrell bass busters
Soft baits -zoom
Hard baits - lucky craft
Reels- Abu Garcia
Rods -Kistler
Hooks-Gamakatsu
line -Power pro
boat -Allison-dream on if you think they will give you one
outboard- OMC/Yammer that order
tow vehicle -Dodge of course.if I want to drive a truck and have it ride like a car take a chevy,if you tow something take a dodge,then you can always tow the chevy back

I fish T,but believe all T should have a 150 hp restriction,along with a 500 lb weight restriction,if it cant run with that doesnt need to be made.Just a personal slant or opinion.
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Old 05-10-12, 09:07 AM   #4
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Jigs - strike king
Spinnerbaits/wire baits - strike king
Soft baits - Zoom
Hard baits - strike king
Reels - Shimano
Rods - G loomis
Hooks - gamakatsu
Line - yo zuri
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Old 05-10-12, 03:40 PM   #5
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This is tough but I think I would be set with using only these manufacturers. The soft baits would definitely be the hardest.

Jigs - Dirty Jigs My 2 favorite custom jig makers have either stopped making jigs or are on hiatus.
Spinnerbaits/wire baits - War Eagle
Soft baits - Zoom
Hard baits - Lucky Craft
Reels - Daiwa
Rods - St. Croix (rods and rod blanks)
Hooks - Gamakatsu
Weights - TD Tungsten
Line - Sunline
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Old 05-10-12, 04:20 PM   #6
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Wire baits-academy h2o
Jerkbaits-rapala
Cranks-bandit
Plastics-zoom
Hooks-owner
Line-pp
Reels-abu
Boat-hobie?
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Old 05-10-12, 06:52 PM   #7
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This is a tough one, because there are variables. Like hard body lures for example. My favorite crankbait may not be made by the same company as my favorite topwater. Which it isn't.
Jigs- Dirty Jjigs
Spinnerbaits-Strike King
Soft baits-Strike King, although I really want to include Reaction Innovation and Yum.
Hard baits- Lucky Craft if I have to be stuck with just one choice.
Reels-Garcia
Rods-St Croix
Line-Sufix overall, although I really love PLine Flouroclear.
Hooks-Mustad
Not listing anything for weights since TruTungstin isn't made anymore.
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Old 05-10-12, 07:03 PM   #8
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Yeah, if anything this exercise underlines the fact that for me, I am not very brand loyal. Garcia is the only company I feel loyalty to.
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Jigs - N/A
Spinnerbaits/wire baits - War Eagle
Soft baits - Zoom
Hard baits - Lucky Craft
Reels - Shimano
Rods - Mine (DTC Custom)
Hooks - Gamakatsu
Weights - Anything tungsten
Line - P-Line
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Jigs - Jewel. .
Spinnerbaits/wire baits - War Eagle
Soft baits - Zoom
Hard baits - Lucky Craft
Reels - Abu-Garcia
Rods - Falcon
Hooks - Mustad
Weights - TD Tungsten
Line - Seaguar
Sunglasses - Costa Del Mar
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Old 05-10-12, 08:17 PM   #11
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Jigs - NorthStar
Spinnerbaits/wire baits - Bass Assault Lures
Soft baits - Strike King
Hard baits - Lucky Craft
Reels - Abu Garcia
Rods - Falcon
Hooks - Gammakatsu
Line - Seaguar
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Old 05-10-12, 09:16 PM   #12
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Jigs - I like my own. Other than that, one of the other good custom companies out there like Dirty Jigs or NorthStar.

Spinnerbaits/wire baits - Strike King

Soft baits - Berkley (Powerbait if we're being more specific about it)

Hard baits - Too many to choose from, but probably LC.

Reels - Daiwa

Rods - Dobyns

Hooks - Owner

Weights - Don't even know anymore... someone who makes a quality tungsten weight like TruTungsten used to.

Line - Toss up between Sunline and Seaguar.


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Jigs-Strike King
Spinnerbaits/wire baits-Strike King
Soft baits-Big Bite
Hard baits-Rapala
Reels-Shimano
Rods-Shimano
Hooks-Gammi
Weights-Strike King
Line-Sufix
I'm really just curious
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Old 05-11-12, 09:30 AM   #14
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Jigs - My own jigs I pour.
Spinnerbaits/wire baits - War Eagle
Soft baits - Berkley (Havoc, Powerbait, Gulp)
Hard baits - Strike King
Reels - Abu Garcia
Rods - Custom rods ( the ones I am currently using)
Hooks - Gamakatsu/Mustad (doesn' matter)
Weights - Eco Pro
Line - Sunline

Boat- BassCat
Motor - Yamaha
Tow Vehicle - Toyota Tundra
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Old 05-11-12, 09:55 AM   #15
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i could never be loyal unless i was hardcore pro,, so i am 50/50

Jigs-customs
Wirebaits-war eagle
soft- like pulling teeth, RI/zoom
Hardbaits- erghhhh strike king
Reels-- erghh okuma/abu
Rods-- croix
Hooks -- trokar/mustad dont care
weights eco pro
Line-- suffix

Boat-motor.. hell any as long i could get one lol
Tow- nice Ford truck
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That’s easy for me it would be Sufix line and the add would be like the old Soloflex bodybuilding set. You remember those poster with a ripped man or woman and the poster would read “Body by Soloflex”…. Well my advertisement would be a picture of me in a wife beater holding two ten pound bass by my side and the poster would read……”Body by Sufix” I’d have to get ripped for the add of course!
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dang... Crank, that seriously needs to be on cover of BM next month... real fishermen doing it
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dang... Crank, that seriously needs to be on cover of BM next month... real fishermen doing it
Haha funny man i would love that....it would be framed
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Old 05-14-12, 04:41 PM   #19
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Jigs
Spinnerbaits/wire baits
Soft baits
Hard baits
Reels
Rods
Hooks
Weights
Line

Jigs-Megastrike Evoloution
Spinners-War Eagle
Soft Baits-Strike King
Hard Baits-Strike King
Reels-Abu Garcia Revo
Rods-Duckett
Hooks-Gamakatsu
Weights-Tru Tungsten
Line-Seguar
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Old 05-14-12, 05:06 PM   #20
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Jigs - My own of course
Spinnerbaits/wire baits - Strike King
Soft baits - Reaction Innovations
Hard baits - Lucky Craft
Reels - Abu Gracia
Rods - Croix
Hooks - Gamakatsu
Weights - Tru Tungsten
Line - Seguar
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Haha funny man i would love that....it would be framed


id frame and say yea that guy helped me a bunch before lol
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Old 05-15-12, 12:02 AM   #22
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Jigs: Northstar
Spinnerbaits/wire baits: Secret Weapon
Soft baits: Netbait
Hard baits: Lucky Craft
Reels: Shimano
Rods: Falcon
Hooks: Owner
Weights: Picasso
Line: Seaguar
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Old 05-15-12, 02:20 PM   #23
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Jigs: Strike King
Spinnerbaits: Strike King
Softbaits: Zoom
Hardbaits: Rapala
Reels: Shimano
Rods: St Croix
Hooks: Gammy
Line: Suffix
Snaps/swivels: Berkley
Weights: AnyTungsten
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