Rod Setup Thread

[w3stc0ast_0n7heFly]

Oh yea, thought of this one at work.

Post your rod set ups. Even if you got fifty like SOME people.

At the end, please include your dream setup.



1.Sage Fli 5wt 9'6, amundson reel with 5wt rio grand floating
2. Amundson 5wt 9', martin creek reel,cortland type 3 sinking
3. Dragon fly 3wt, no reel yet, rio gold 3 wt floating


DREAM ROD: Sage txl 2 wt 8fter, paird with a ross evo in a brown, rio gold 3wt line.


Have fun.

Tyler

[btree]

5wt TFO Signature Series 4 peice 9"
---Snowbee XSD460 reel, 2 casettes: S.A. headstart, S.A. Wet Cell clear intermediate
---BFR375 reel, 2 casettes: S.A. nymph taper, S.A. type 5 full sink

8wt canadian tire special left over from my high school days that is now a backup rod which is more like a noodle 6wt - useless crap unless I break all my other rods or take kids fishing on small streams.
---Daiwa SF708 loaded with about 150 yards of backing and an old 8wt floater cut back so now it's more like a 5-6wt skagit. Does ok with poly tips. Landed some decent Pinks this summer in the chuck with it.

8wt Snowbee XS-P 4 peice 9'6"
---Snowbee XSD780 reel, 5 cassettes: Snowbee 9wt WFF, 8wt Clear Intermediate Sink, S.A. 325 grain, 24' sink tip that I cut 8' off to make a slightly lighter 16' sink tip, 8 wt type 5 full sink, and one unused spool which will likely get an elixer

8wt Spey: Fly Logic Dec Hogan Signature 13"
---Snowbee XSD1112, 3 casettes: Snowbee 2D floater, Rio 550 Skagit, and one unused spool which may or may not get used any time soon.

One reel without a rod and line to match: Trion 1990, though I'll likely have to get my hands on a switch rod with that Elixer.

Spey Dream Setup: Snowbee "Tamar" or the 7/8 Prestige, XS910, either the 2D or Elixer.

Singlehanded Dream Setup: I build a cane rod ~4wt, find an antique reel (Hardy?) and some silk line and away I go after cutties and small stream trout.

[11th Warrior]

Snowbee Diamond 3 peice 9' 5/6 wt
- Pflueger Summit 1656 (w/2 spools)
- Greys Platinum XD WF floating line
- SA Pro Series type III sink-tip

Sage FLi 690-4 (6wt, 9', 4 piece) (which now belongs to my oldest son)
- Greys GRXi reel
- Rio Gold WF floating line

I don't have a "dream rod".

[Ruger]

5wt St. Croix Pro-Graphite, 2 piece, 9ft. Pflueger Trion reel, 2 spare spools. all Scientific Anglers lines - floating, stillwater clear sink, type 3 full sink, type 5 full sink (needs a spool)

3wt TFO Signature Series, 2 piece, 7'6" (i think). Browning Citori reel. Rio floating line.

8wt TFO Signature Series, 2 piece, 9ft. Browning Citori Reel, Scientific Anglers multi tip line.

i have a Diawa Lochmore 8wt reel with backing as a spare. i also still have the a beat up Browning Xchange reel with spools holding floating, sinking and sink tip lines that i originally bought with my St. Croix.

my next rod(s)

5wt 4pc TFO, another Pflueger Trion reel with a Versi-Tip

8wt 4pc TFO, another Pflueger Trion reel with RIO Versi-Tip

and possibly, if i can justify the coin

a Sage VT2, Sage reel and RIO Versi-Tip.


i like Sage and all, but i really can't justify the coin, when i can buy a nice TFO for $250 that to me, seems to cast and feels just as nice with the same warranty. and yes, i love the Pflueger Trion reels.