Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: The Fish Hunter on April 07, 2009, 01:02:16 AM
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I like to rock with a Abu Garcia c4 6600 and a 7ft Berkley rod. I LOVE the Abu reel because I can use it with almost anything!
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For the Vedder it is Sage 3113 matched with Calcutta 2500. Different rods and reels depending on occasion though.
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Wack,Sage 3113 centre pin with custom made Don Campbell bushing pin.Fraser,any of three rods and reels from Sage 8# fly to trophy Fraser King for bar fishing and Daiwa Heartland.Reels Pflueger Trion for fly.Calcutta all the way for casting.I have a box full of abu's I need to get around to selling some time.
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Stillwater: Scott A2 5wt 9' with Islander IR4LA
Flow: Dragonfly Kamloops 8wt 10' with Pfleuger Trion 1990
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3wt Orvis Clearwater and Islander IR1
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7wt Loop Blue Line and Nautilus 10
loving the setup, balances well
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For small streams its my Sage 480 SP with a Sage 2540 reel, for larger trout rivers its the new sage FLIght 690 with a sage 2560 reel, for Salmon rivers its Sage XI2 890 matched up with an Orvis Big game LA 4( in my avatar photo i was testing out a sage 1680 reel).
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I don't have a single go-to rod and reel combo - but here's what I use depending on the situation:
For Stillwaters (I always have 2 rods):
- Sage 590 SLT with Hardy LRH Lightweight reel for dry line setup
- Sage VPS 590 with Hardy Viscount Mk III reel (clear intermediate sink or type 3 sink)
For Rivers:
- Sage 896 RPL+ with Hardy Ultralight Disc (large salmon - chum/springs)
- Sage 796 XP with Hardy Ultralight Disc LA (small salmon & steelhead)
Gear:
- GLoomis GL2 drift rod & Calcutta 200 B with 12 lb mono
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11'3" G. Loomis GL2 with an Islander centrepin for most of my river fishing. Although I have recently been using a 12' G.Loomis GL3 casting rod with a Diawa Luna 300L.
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11'3" G. Loomis GL2 with an Islander centrepin for most of my river fishing. Although I have recently been using a 12' G.Loomis GL3 casting rod with a Diawa Luna 300L.
Dion, how are you finding the 12' gl3?
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awesome rod. It's a hell of a lot lighter than my 11'3" GL2. Easier to fish the whole day with. It got me this bad boy:
(http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c269/IH8XC/IMGP1044.jpg)
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Sage 3113 with Daiwa Luna 300
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Diawa Luna, on a fenwick med light. Nice 8)
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;D 10 1/2 ft protac sportsman & a abu 6500C3 loaded with 30lb fireline
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2.5ft spongebob squarepants rod w/ matching spongebob reel.
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bigger flow
3113lb sage and kingpin centerpin
medium
3106lb sage and 4 3/8 kingfisher
low
2106lb and 4'' milner
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NEW go to rod is a Shimano technium 10'6 with an Abu C4 reel. Old was the trophy XL with the same reel; now loaded with 65lbs toughline which I find much more fishable than the old fireline.
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Trophy 11'6" Custom Series 10-20lb medium casting and Daiwa Millionaire CVZ-300A baitcaster. I prefer the retrieve and smoothness/finesse of drag on the Daiwa reel but I still prefer my Calcutta for distance casting on the Fraser. The action on the Trophy rod is good for small fish like cap coho but can also subdue large springs while helping to cushion your leader. Its only drawback is it is rather heavy.
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I love my kingfisher4,3/8 with GL2 medium 10'6".
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Kingfisher 4/3.8 with GLX 13
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Lamiglas X113 CP rod with 4 1/2" Streamside FL425 Centerpin
(med/high)
Trophy 10ft rod with 4" Trophy winterrun centerpin
(med/low)
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Love my Sage 3113LB with my Tournament Drifter.
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Daiwa Connoisseur (Tommy Pickering) 13ft Wagger rod and ABU 1044 closed face reel. Just thought I'd throw a spanner in the works, but it really is my favourite combo.
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Lamiglas Dave Vedder 10.5 foot 6-12lb with Shimano Calcutta 250-- great for stealhead at this time of the year!
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Two Hands - LOOP Yellow line 9132-4 with Reddington CDL 11/12 reel
Single Hand - LOOP Multi 896-4 with TFO 375 Large Arbor reel
Gear - Sage 3113lb with Islander IS Centerpin
Stillwaters - TFO Axion 5wt. with Albright reel
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The $20 combos from Wall Mart work best for me.
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Sage 3113 and a Talisman MKII for the steely action.
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Custom styker built Batson 10'6 drift rod with a black islander steelheader
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sage 7136 IIIe and a stan bogdan size 200 A/F.
for bigger rivers......z-axis 9143 ad a 8/9 hardy cascapadia......both running CND-GPS lines.
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Pocket fisherman with tuff line ;D
Just kiddin!! :P
2106B custom Sage with Islander Steelheader plus a few others if the mood arises :-\
Rando
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Sage 3106 Calcutta 250 for the rivers
Sage Ds2 4 wt and 20 dollar no name reel for the lakes.
Penn Slammer Penn 330GT for Sturgeon.
Rando beat me to the Pocketfisherman ;D
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Sage 9140-4 with my redington AS 9/10 equiped with rio multi tips
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Ugly stick, with okuna classic and 110lb braided line for sturgeon
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Well said on the 330!! That reel can hold a huge mess of line and the gears seem to be super strong; takes the big sturgie runs no problem
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High water condition: Sage4120B with Hardy Silex reel
Med. flow condition: Sage 3113LB or MB with Hardy Silex or Grice &Young Avon Royal Supreme reel
Low & clear condition: Sage 2106LB with J.W Young & Sons Trudex II 2550 reel
Spincasting: Loomis IM6 1263 with Ambassedeur 4500c for pinks
Flyfishing for trout & salmons: Sage 796RPL with Hardy St.John reel and Sage 996RPL with Hardy Marquis Salmon 2
Silex-user
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Sage 5wt SLT with Abel TR2
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4" macdonald with 3106lb, although i would like to find a 3 3/4 macdonald.
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and wat are the chances of that? ::) and cost? :'( ($650+ ?)
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I have never seen a 3 3/4 on the buysell anywhere in fact......as far as money goes, i better start working weekends to pay for it
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personally i want a 4.5 inch kingpin, and a 2106lb for small flows, a Kingfisher 4.5 bushing with 3106lb for med flows, and a 4 1/4" Talisman with a 3113lb for the bigger stuff.
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Sage 3113 lb Calcuta 250 for float lamiglass 9ft6 8-12 for lures
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Mine is sage 3116 and shimano curado...works well for any fish.
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Mine is sage 3116 and shimano curado...works well for any fish.
They make 3116's? I need one
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8' shimano technium and TLD 20
works great for all applications...150 lb line! never broke a fish off yet!
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I have never seen a 3 3/4 on the buysell anywhere in fact......as far as money goes, i better start working weekends to pay for it
He made smaller fly fishing reels, but when it came to CP reels he made 4 up to 4 1/2. I believe anything below would be custom one of kind orders, he did make a 3 5/8 but these reels would be way north of $1000
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I talked to a couple guys that both said for a while he was selling a package deal of 2 reels - one 4" + one 3 3/4" for a discounted price. They said they bought them(one guy said it was a wedding gift from wife) so I assumed that it wasn't custom. 3 5/8" sounds crazy
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I talked to a couple guys that both said for a while he was selling a package deal of 2 reels - one 4" + one 3 3/4" for a discounted price. They said they bought them(one guy said it was a wedding gift from wife) so I assumed that it wasn't custom. 3 5/8" sounds crazy
Check this link out if you have not already.
http://66.51.163.9/fishing/collection/index.cfm?hierarchy=2&depth=2&finalLevel=2&category=2&level1=McDonald%2C%20Norm&
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6601C4 and a 10' 5" technium medium
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for steelhead - gl2 custom rod made by bill lynche in kelowa before he retired. shimano calcutta 400te reel.
fly fishing for big ones - 12 ft 10wt fenwick custom made by bill lynch in kelowna with an islander reel
trout fly fishing - sage ds2 with a kamloops large arbour.