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| If you only had one rod and one reel to "do it all" what would it be? Why? Oh and it has to last the rest of your lifetime. |
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| Calcutta 400D & Thorne's Predator 9' XH w/3" added to the handle.
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| St. Croix Legend Elite 8'6" Heavy paired with Revo Toro S |
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| TI 9' XXH 2 Piece with Revo NACL 5:4:1.
Good all around multi purpose rig. Works for Blades and Cranks/Jerks/Rubber. |
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Location: MN | TI xxh 9 ft 6 with a tranx PG.
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| Any 8'6 H Rod, and any quality reel in the neighborhood of 5.4:1. Tough? Yes. But that would give me the most versatility as far as throwing lures of various size and weight, and a retrieve speed that was not too slow to be effective for most presentations, and not too fast to make blades/double 10's too much work to throw. Your slower (low gear ratio) reels are great because it makes a lot less work of reeling. Your faster (higher gear ratio) reels are great because it allows for a lot of line-pick-up at the expense effort. |
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Location: oswego, il | The only one. |
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| TI xxh 9 ft split-grip with a Revo Toro S60. Very good al-purpose rod that won't break the bank, and the reel has a 5.3:1 ratio which is a good compromise between easy-to crank and quick line pick-up with large, heavy-duty gears and a beefy construction, but isn't over-sized like a Tranx. Still brings in 29" per crank.
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| calcutta 400 te the rod is up to you I run TI's |
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| 9 ft TI xh straight grip with a daiwa luna 300. |
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Location: varies |  don't knock it until you try it.
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| rodbender - 1/20/2016 7:51 PM
don't knock it until you try it.
I will, I got one as a gag gift last year.. |
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Location: South-Central VA | For those that don't want to spend a fortune but still have high quality gear: TI XXH (choose your length) paired with a Revo Toro S60.
For those that have more discretionary funds: Big Nasty paired with a Tranx PG
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| My go to, up to Dbl 10s and mag size rubber is a St Croix Big Nasty Split grip paired with a Abu Toro Beast HS with the weighted power handle. Seems to do everything great. |
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| The last comment about lasting the rest of your life made me think. The most indestructible reel I've ever used is my Abu 7000cl big game, the black one on a 8'06" St. Croix Premier Heavy. I like my Toro Beast, but it's still new and I have not tried it yet. Kdawg |
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| I love my TI 10'6" XXH's with the PG Tranx for almost everything...but if I could only have one rod, I'd go with the first 9' Big Nasty I built spiral wrapped with the Tranx PG. It will handle everything I throw. It's just easier to throw jerkbaits on a 9' rod than the 10'6"... |
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| Chemi - 1/20/2016 5:58 PM
TI xxh 9 ft split-grip with a Revo Toro S60. Very good al-purpose rod that won't break the bank, and the reel has a 5.3:1 ratio which is a good compromise between easy-to crank and quick line pick-up with large, heavy-duty gears and a beefy construction, but isn't over-sized like a Tranx. Still brings in 29" per crank.
That just happens to be my new set-up!!! |
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| Based on last year, a Quantum EXO 200 SPT reel on an Abu Veritas 2.0 7'9" Heavy rod.
The trend is bigger and bigger, but I went smaller last year and had my best trip ever.
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Location: Gilberts IL/Rhinelander WI | 9' XH predator and a PG tranx for me! |
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Location: Western PA | Big Nasty---400D unweighted flukes to pound town |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | My XH Predator with Tranx HG. It won't do everything, but I will catch tons of fish on what I can throw with it! |
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| Big Nasty with a Beast 60 or Calcutta |
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Location: St. Lawrence River | Sky is da limit:
Big nasty paired with a Beast 60
On a budget:
Tackle Industries 9' XXH paired with Toro S 60 |
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Location: St Paul, Minnesota | 5th lake Brad - 1/22/2016 9:53 AM
9' XH predator and a PG tranx for me!
My 9'4 XH Predator and my Tranx PG, hands down, I bet I could figure out jerkbaits on it too!
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Location: Wisconsin | Big Nasty with Revo Toro S |
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| Big nasty and PG tranx for me. Does everything fantastic. Jerk baits are the only thing i use another rod for and thats only because i get annoyed at the longer rod slapping the water from time to time. |
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| Legend Tournament Big Nasty "lifetime warranty" unlike the "15 year" Legend Elite warranty pared with my Calcutta 400 TE
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| 9' Predator Heavy, HG Tranx
I guess I'll just have to throw bucktails the rest of my life! HAHA |
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Location: Green Bay, Titletown, WI | 9' XH predator and Trang PG. |
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Location: Tennessee | Big Nasty/Okuma Komodo |
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Location: Minnesota | One rod for life that's hard
For me it would be a thorn bros predator 9 foot 8 inch X heavy with a Tranx PG |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | 8'6" pre-china diamondback heavy fast action with a extra long handle, made by Frank's Custom Rods with a 400te (or LJV) with a power handle.
It's on the rack in my garage.... |
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Location: Ham Lake, Minnesota | St. Croix LT Big Nasty full-cork with the rear handle extended to 20" with a Shimano Calcutta 400TE. |
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| 6 foot Tony Rizzo with a Abu-Garcia 6500.
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Location: On the water | 9 ft TI xh split grip with a 400D. Throws everything! |
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Location: Wisconsin | Slingblade with a 301D. Really like that set up!! But, I just bought a BigNasty so we shall see if I change my mind. |
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