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firstlight

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Re: What is your "go to" rod and reel combo
« Reply #30 on: April 12, 2009, 10:27:05 AM »
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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Re: What is your "go to" rod and reel combo
« Reply #31 on: April 12, 2009, 04:06:03 PM »
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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Re: What is your "go to" rod and reel combo
« Reply #32 on: April 12, 2009, 08:20:44 PM »
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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Re: What is your "go to" rod and reel combo
« Reply #33 on: April 12, 2009, 10:28:12 PM »
 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


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Re: What is your "go to" rod and reel combo
« Reply #34 on: April 13, 2009, 08:13:53 PM »
Sage 5wt SLT with Abel TR2
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Re: What is your "go to" rod and reel combo
« Reply #35 on: April 13, 2009, 08:17:23 PM »
4" macdonald with 3106lb, although i would like to find a 3 3/4 macdonald.
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Re: What is your "go to" rod and reel combo
« Reply #36 on: April 13, 2009, 08:46:30 PM »
and wat are the chances of that?  ::) and cost?  :'(  ($650+ ?)
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Re: What is your "go to" rod and reel combo
« Reply #37 on: April 13, 2009, 08:54:01 PM »
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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Re: What is your "go to" rod and reel combo
« Reply #38 on: April 13, 2009, 09:00:00 PM »
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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Re: What is your "go to" rod and reel combo
« Reply #39 on: April 14, 2009, 07:43:55 PM »
Sage 3113 lb Calcuta 250 for float lamiglass 9ft6  8-12 for lures 
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Re: What is your "go to" rod and reel combo
« Reply #40 on: April 14, 2009, 11:15:14 PM »
Mine is sage 3116 and shimano curado...works well for any fish.
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Re: What is your "go to" rod and reel combo
« Reply #41 on: April 15, 2009, 08:50:07 AM »
Quote from: Whitedevil on April 14, 2009, 11:15:14 PM
Mine is sage 3116 and shimano curado...works well for any fish.

They make 3116's?  I need one
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Re: What is your "go to" rod and reel combo
« Reply #42 on: April 15, 2009, 10:44:22 AM »
8' shimano technium and TLD 20

works great for all applications...150 lb line! never broke a fish off yet!
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Re: What is your "go to" rod and reel combo
« Reply #43 on: April 15, 2009, 04:46:12 PM »
Quote from: SnaggedADuck on April 13, 2009, 08:54:01 PM
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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Re: What is your "go to" rod and reel combo
« Reply #44 on: April 16, 2009, 09:06:21 AM »
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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