What kind of rods/reels do you have?

[DementedFish]

I was just curious, what kind of rods and reels do you guys have? I have:

Reels:

Shimano Cardiff CDF100
Shimano TR 100G
Okuma Metaloid MD20
Okuma Avenger AV15

I have about 6 others, but they are cheap

Rods:

Daiwa Heartland Trout Rod
GLoomis Passage 4wt Fly Rod

I also have about 8 others, but they are crap or not that good.

I am upgrading all my gear right now, and i'm going to buy a calcutta 700s soon.

[cst]

catala 400
jigmaster 500
abugarcia c4
abugarcia c3
Shimano Sedona 500

as for rods i have a st croix and a bunch of crap but am planning on buying a heartland rated for 8-17(or 8-14) to go along with a curado 100B that i will be buying. also i want a 3 or 4 foot rod, preferably a kencor and rated at 1-4 pound line.

[GlobalFisher]

Reels:
Abu Garcia
Martin
G loomis
Daiwa
Shimano
Quantum
Flueger

Rods:
Lamiglas
Shimano
Martin
Redington, red fly series

I mainly use my g loomis reel with my lami rod, my redington redfly series rod with daiwa reel, and my shimano setup. Most of the rest I dont use much.

[fishinkid]

reels
penn975ld jigmaster penn 320 penn 7500ss abu 5500 6500 diawa sealine 450
rods two fenwicksaltsticks one custom wrapped 8 foot rod and an old saber rod

[CaptLurch]

Reels - About every style of Newell they make, Penn 4/0 (5 all narrow Tiburon kits), 6/0 (narrow Tiburon kit), 9/0, and a 10/0 some where. Shamano tld 20-30-50 2 speeds. Some Calcuttas and others that I cant think of at the moment.

Rods- Calstar, Seeker, G-Loomis, Graphite USA, Phoenix, Harnell, Shakarie, Truline. Maybe more?

[DementedFish]

Originally Posted by CaptLurch

Reels - About every style of Newell they make, Penn 4/0 (5 all narrow Tiburon kits), 6/0 (narrow Tiburon kit), 9/0, and a 10/0 some where. Shamano tld 20-30-50 2 speed. Some Calcuttas and others that I cant think of at the moment.

Rods- Calstar, Seeker, G-Loomis, Graphite USA, Phoenix, Harnell, Shakarie, Truline. Maybe more?

How do you like your calcutta? Im thinking of buying a calcutta 400s. ALso, what about ur shimano tld?

[CaptLurch]

Personally I do not like any Calcutta over the 250. The Handel makes the reel seem so out of balance. I would buy Newell 300 or 322. It like a narrow jigmaster size, you can throw bait, plastics and jigs very well on it. I would say it is about the best all around reel.

Edit-

The shamano tld is an awesome reel. I have mine blue printed and am able to cast a large sardine on my 50 with 60 lb line. A couple of years ago they had a problem with the base breaking of on fish as small as 75 lbs. but I am sure they have fixed that by now.

[Cuban_Fish]

Those newells cast better then most other reels ive fished. Especially for the iron.

[jstcrzyengh]

eck how you guys can actually use plastic pieces of junk (Newells) I dont know. I have seen the handles break off, the side plates literally explode, and heck couldnt even develop their own internals they stole them from Penn... Of course so did Accurate. If you want a graphite reel get one with a metal backbone... The Penn GS series. Just my 2 pennies

[Cuban_Fish]

Have had one break on me yet. Nor have I seen one break, but I know many people don't like them.

[cst]

welcome to the board!

[jstcrzyengh]

Originally Posted by Cuban_Fish

Have had one break on me yet. Nor have I seen one break.

Work in a tackle shop for a few years. You will get enough in for repairs

[Cuban_Fish]

I wish i could work at a tackle store.

[cst]

yeah, its easier then being a deckhand lol.

[Cuban_Fish]

I wouldn't mind being a deckie either. It's better to be on the water or fixin reels rather then in a cubicle. But thats just my humble opinion.