Your Favorite Gear Of All Time

[IveofIone]

I always liked 1st gear the best-the one that spins the tires!

 

[MGTom]

Favorite rod

Favorite river this morning.

 

[Paul Potter]

Yeah I’ll second the 691 XP

I’ll third that...
But in Sept I got a 7wt Radian that’s pretty sweet

 

[Skip Enge]

Buck’s Bag South Fork. Once I got the oar extensions, good went to great.

Powell LL 945. 30 years old, still my rod.

I can't throw mine away...valve leak also 30 years old-ish maybe older...Bucks Bag Mustang...Has not been used in a decade...or more...Fish Cats are what I have now... That Bucks bag is/was amazing...but I sat lower in the water in it...which is good and bad. One thing I will saw...it was a lot easier to land steelhead and salmon in when going for a Nantucket Sleighride at Drano.

 

[Merle]

I started beach fishing in 1999 and used a Loomis IMX 7wt 10ft 2 piece that I had built several years earlier for steelhead. That rod was the best beach fishing rod of all the ones I’ve cycled through since then.

At the time I had it paired with a Redington AL 7/8 with a Rio Aqualux 8wt throwing pink and white craft fur clousers for pinks - good times.

 

[Driftless Dan]

My first graphite rod is still my favorite of all time. In the mid to late 80's I decided I could trade up from my 7'6" 6wt Eagle Claw. I was at the annual Portland Sportsman's Show perusing the goods, and noticed a bin of rods in the corner. One of the employee made these in his spare time. The one I picked was only 7'8", and the only writing said "Chalk stream." I was assured that it was a 4wt. It was a 2-piece. I loved that rod and caught many fish with it. The butt section shattered in 2013, stupid me, trying to yard out a fly from a tree across the stream. I mourn to this day.

 

[Clarkman]

My Steffen Brothers 8'6" 8wt glass. This morning, mr. Steelhead reminded me just how much I enjoy fishing it. For trout, I also have a Steffen Bros. 8' 5/6 that you'll have to pry from my cold, dead hands

My gen1 Outcast Commander...it's my tiger musky slayer.

 

[Kfish]

No new fishing gear this year, at least I don't think so. But my best 2020 gear is my 4runner that gets me to my fishing spots. I get 50 smiles per gallon

 

[wetline dave]

Scott V-2, 9 foot 6 wt, feels a lot like a G-2.
My 3 Galvin reels.
Action Optics amber lenses glasses.

Dave

 

[Jockurr]

Paul Young Parabolic 15

Scott G 8'8" 3 wt 3 piece

Charlton 8500 SS .8

Peerless #2 & #3 reels

REGULATOR 23 CC

Wife of 52 years (consultant...can I.....yes/no.....ok???)

The friends I've made fishing.

The road to and from those friends, the discovery aspect

 

[Albula]

My Ice Blue Hell's Bay 17-8 Professional. Never should have sold that skiff.

 

[GOTY]

Whatever net I bring with me for the day, because I use it so much.

 

[Saltycutthroat]

For trout rods, the Echo carbon xl 9’ 5wt has to be the best trout rod I’ve used so far.

 

[Dr. Magill]

No new fishing gear this year, at least I don't think so. But my best 2020 gear is my 4runner that gets me to my fishing spots. I get 50 smiles per gallon

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Do you move that sweet boat with oars or??
Nice set up
But how are you getting that kinda mileage?

 

[Dr. Magill]

I meant smilage