My fishing rod arsenal for 2017

Started by Kris, March 19, 2017, 05:05:34 PM

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Kris

Here is my fishing rod and reel arsenal for 2017. 
Dobyns Fury 703SF with an Daiwa Exceler 3000 with P-Line Fluoroclear 6lb
Dobyns Fury 705CB with a Daiwa Exceler 6.3:1 with P-line CX 12lb
Dobyns Fury 734C with a Daiwa Exceler 6.3:1 with P-Line CX 12lb
Dobyns Fury 765flip with an Abu Garcia SilverMax with Spiderwire Stealth 50lb
W&M Skeet Reese 7' worm/jig rod with a Gander Mountain Vortex 7.1:1.  I forget what line
BPS Extreme 7.5' MHF with a BPS Extreme 5.4:1 reel with Trilene XT 8lb for smaller squarebills
Gator 6' 6" M with a Shimano Curado D 6.3:1, I believe this will be Yo-Zuri Hybrid 12lb lipless cranks
Gator 7' MHF with a Pinnacle Matrix 7.1:1.  This will probably get some braid of somekind around 25-30
Custom tied 6' 10" MF spinning with an Abu Garcia ProMax spinning and P-Line Fluoroclear 6lb
Having trimmed down my arsenal from 14 total combos to 9 with an upgrade on some of them.  Bought the new Dobyns Fury Rods and some new Daiwa reels to replace the mish mash of Walmart Clearance rods that I had.  Not that my previous rods were that bad considering I had Falcon and Berkley LR Shock and such.  Even had a Saint Croix Premier and some other nice rods.  Hoping I have covered everything that I am going to be doing this year.
How do you think I did?  Did I miss anything?
Reservoir fishing in MD, Vietnam Vet, Retired
Ouachita 16' Model B, Minn Kota, Lowrance, Raymarine
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fishandkamp

Awesome upgrades and you have a happy monkey too!!

steve76

 Looks good, never heard of Gator rods before.

cortman

Nice man, I've always found I enjoy fewer, but high quality setups as opposed to many cheap ones. Best of luck this year!

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zippyduck

You should be able to everything with that setup. Nice upgrades.
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Kris

Quote from: steve76 on March 19, 2017, 08:12:49 PM
Looks good, never heard of Gator rods before.
The 7' Gator rod was my first 7 footer and still my favorite rod.  It was won in a tournament by the boat owner that got me into tournament fishing back in the late 80s/early 90s.  He didn't want to keep it and sold it to me for $70.  I wanted it for a flipping/pitching rod.  It is marked as a MH but it heavier than that.  It is very light for its size and age but the sensitivity is amazing for a rod this age.  I have used it for DEEP diving crankbaits and six inch worms with great success.  I like this rod so much I had it retied with a new set of guides by my custom rod building Friend.  It's now ready 25 more years of fishing.  He also gave me the 6' 6" M Gator rod that you see listed.
Reservoir fishing in MD, Vietnam Vet, Retired
Ouachita 16' Model B, Minn Kota, Lowrance, Raymarine
Moderator - Maryland Fishing Reports and Chat