Which 2 rods and reels are you guys going to mainly use this season?

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Re: Which 2 rods and reels are you guys going to mainly use this season?

Post by bigfruits » Wed Feb 28, 2018 5:25 pm

MB Daemos and 09 Aldebaran Mg (8:1) FC- t-rig and jigs (3/16-3/8oz plus plastic) in light cover, single hook moving baits around 1/2oz, fat ika

MB FMJ and Met 13 XG braid - 3/8 and 1/2 jigs and t-rig, frogs in light cover, spro rat

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Re: Which 2 rods and reels are you guys going to mainly use this season?

Post by cbburke74 » Thu Mar 01, 2018 7:33 pm

G.Loomis 6'8 NRX 803C JWR with Shimano Core 50MG7 (Shimano 7.7 Brenious Gear): Texas Rig
Dobyns 735C CB Glass with Dawia SV103H (6.3.1) : Chatterbait

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Re: Which 2 rods and reels are you guys going to mainly use this season?

Post by leggomye990 » Fri Mar 09, 2018 4:25 pm

Glad to see this post still going :lol:

I think this year I will have to go with

MB Destroyer FMJ x Steez SV 8.1 for jigs,trigs,swim jigs
MB Black jungle SFMS x Steez A 6.2 for shallow/mid cranks

or if it's a Shimano kind of mood

Jackall Poison Ultima 170MH x Met MGL for jigs,trigs,swim jigs
Jackall Poison Adrena 1610M x Chronarch MGL for jerkbaits,topwaters,1.5cranks, some smaller jigs even lighter dropshots lol

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Re: Which 2 rods and reels are you guys going to mainly use this season?

Post by masterbass » Sat Mar 10, 2018 3:28 pm

For largemouth: nrx 893/metanium mgl and 7'3" z bone lexf 5/zillion 50th with spacers and R+ spool.

For smallmouth: nrx 852c/steez with diy longcast and 7' helium 3 ML/tatula lt ss spinning reel

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Re: Which 2 rods and reels are you guys going to mainly use this season?

Post by Poisson » Sat Mar 10, 2018 4:14 pm

Kistler He3 7'1" MHXF + Tatula SV with 17lb FC - Jigs

DC704CB + Tatula SV with 12lb FC - Jerkbaits, 1.5 squarebills, DT4s, Wiggle Warts

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Re: Which 2 rods and reels are you guys going to mainly use this season?

Post by DanTheFireman » Sat Mar 10, 2018 9:55 pm

leggomye990 wrote:Well there goes my idea for a jig rod... yesterday I was on Plat and I did something that my wife would probably leave me for if she finds out LOL.

Hopfully I can get to the mail before she does... :lol:
Ha, know the feeling. Last month my wife intercepted the mailman delivering a reel and I walked out to hear him saying "you shoulda seen that big fishing rod I delivered here yesterday". I gave him the oops sign behind her and he said "or maybe that was another house"... she smiled and said "no, it was here".
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Re: Which 2 rods and reels are you guys going to mainly use this season?

Post by DanTheFireman » Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:12 pm

Down in South Florida it's all season, fresh, salt so hard to pick just two. Yesterday it was the Antares HG with Yumeya spool on a 7' Kistler He3 LMH and MGXtreme on a Jackson Super Trickster STC-64L. The Met HGs also see a lot of use.
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Re: Which 2 rods and reels are you guys going to mainly use this season?

Post by Tony9 » Sat Mar 10, 2018 10:45 pm

Daiwa SV103 XSL + St. Croix Legend Elite EC70MHF
Daiwa Zillion SV SHL with ZPI PG Spool + Megabass Orochi XX EMTF

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Re: Which 2 rods and reels are you guys going to mainly use this season?

Post by Obz » Sun Mar 11, 2018 10:56 am

MB 2016 f6-69 super destroyer, sv103H, 16# gamma edge: texas rigs and jigs
MB F8-73 Faust, sv103xs, 65# suffix braid: swibait, big jig, frog/Punch
MB F8-73 Faust, Chronarch MGL 8.1, 65# suffix braid: swimbait, big jig, frog/punch

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Re: Which 2 rods and reels are you guys going to mainly use this season?

Post by new2BC4bass » Wed Mar 21, 2018 5:09 pm

I am not going to read through the replies because I know this thread was an attempt at a sick joke. This is Tackletour. No one here is going to mainly use just two rods and reels for a season.

Having said that I am going to learn to use Ned Rigs and Drop Shots this year. Plus I will be using some of those jigs and Senkos that have been sitting in my tackle boxes...at a lake I like to fish. Pressure is heavy and I fish from shore. I have to do something that 10,000 others aren't. I will be using 2 spinning rods and at least 2 (or 4) baitcast rods for the former. I have 4-5 casting rods I want to try for the latter to see which seems the most sensitive to me. Three of my rods were recently purchased just for these techniques as was one spinning reel.

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Re: Which 2 rods and reels are you guys going to mainly use this season?

Post by BRONZEBACK32 » Mon Mar 26, 2018 3:57 pm

I'm still impressed with my Addermine.

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Re: Which 2 rods and reels are you guys going to mainly use this season?

Post by HobeyBaker » Mon Mar 26, 2018 8:16 pm

Honestly, I will probably use my cheapest combo the most because I live in a condo on the lake and the dock is on a flat with milfoil too thick for anything subsurface. The combo will be a Fenwick Elite Tech Smallmouth 6'9 MXF with a Curado 70 HG. This is a great setup for poppers.

I picked up an Addermine and a Steez 7'6 AGS over the past few weeks. We still have ice on the lakes so I haven't had a chance to try out the Addermine yet. Whichever one works better with a Ned rig will most likely be the second most used rod I own.

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Re: Which 2 rods and reels are you guys going to mainly use this season?

Post by scrapiron » Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:45 am

Since I mainly kayak fish, I'm looking for versatility:

Loomis GLX 844 MBR with a 13 Met and 30# Sufix 832 w/leader
Loomis NRX 852s with a 14 Exsence Ci4+ 3000 and 10# Sufix 832 w/leader

and I'll sneak this one in as well:
Loomis GLX 845 CBR with a Chronarch MGL and 30# Sufix 832 w/leader

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Re: Which 2 rods and reels are you guys going to mainly use this season?

Post by BlaineFred » Wed Jun 20, 2018 9:26 am

NRX spinning rod, drop shot model, with a Daiwa Tatula spinning reel seems to get the most use.

I really like the way the rod handles, and I use it as my all-around spinning rod.

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Re: Which 2 rods and reels are you guys going to mainly use this season?

Post by Obz » Mon Jun 25, 2018 7:48 pm

So far its shook out like this:
Fav largemouth lake:
Twin Fausts, chronarch mgl, sv103xs, 1frog, 1 punch
Fav smallmouth lake:
FMJ, Sv103, jigs/creature baits
St.Croix LE 7MHF, Shimano Anteras, Topwaters

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