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Rickman1
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 Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2019 7:29 pm • # 1 |
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Joined: 08/04/19
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Location: Aridzona
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What have you got in your UL arsenals?
My current setups:
Quantum XtraLite XTS562ULW / Zebco Platinum 11PLT / 4# Yozuri Hybrid Ultrasoft
Norseman Outdoors ESP XTS562ULW / Pflueger President 6920 / 2# DAM Tectan
Norseman Outdoors ESP Ultralight E66ULS / Shimano Sahara 500FD / 3# DAM Tectan
Temple Fork Outfitters TFG, FWSF 601-2 / Quantum Kinetic 05 PTiB / 3# DAM Tectan
TFO G.Loomis Signature TFGFWSF601-1 / Quantum Kinetic Micro 05 PTic / 4# Seagar InvisX
Falcon Graphite Rod Ultralight FES-UL-16 (6') / Shimano Stradic 1000FH / 6# Berkley Nanofil
Fenwick Elite Tech RR / ERR662SL-MF-2 / Pflueger Patriarch 9525X / 2# Yozuri Hybrid Ultrasoft
St. Croix Panfish Series / PFS60ULF / Daiwa Fuego 1000A / 2# Yozuri Hybrid Ultrasoft
Then I found Chris Stewart's site... What did I get myself into?
Custom Build TFO 1 Weight Fly/Spin Rod 4pc / Shimano Soare CI4+ 500s/ 3# Sunline Area Meister
Daiwa Native Stream / 50TUL (Telescoping)/ Daiwa Iprimi 2004 / 4# Varivas Bush Trail
Shimano Soare / BB S700SULS / Daiwa Iprimi 2004 / 3# Sunline Area Meister
Shimano Trout One / NS S53SUL / Daiwa Luvias 2506H / 4# Sunline Troutist Wild
Tenryu Lunakia / LK6102S-MLT / Shimano Cardiff CI4+ 1000SHG / 4# Sunline Troutist Wild
Tenryu Rayz / Spectra RZS51LL / Shimano Cardiff CI4+ 1000SHG / 4# Varivas Bush Trail
Retirement starts in two weeks... WoooHoooo!
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jangles
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Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:07 pm • # 2 |
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Location: Tucson , Hellazonia
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Where do you use all those rods in AZ ? I cant handle getting outside long enough to test cast mine in the pool .
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Rickman1
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Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2019 8:25 pm • # 3 |
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Location: Aridzona
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Ha!
I haven't got out much with this heat. I've been out of the state for most of the year for work so I've been buying stuff. Getting ready to retire here very shortly and should have plenty of time to use some of this stuff. Probably head up to the Mogollon Rim lakes/creeks and Big Lake in the White Mountains until things cool down a bit here in the valley.
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Grey Ghost
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Posted: Mon Aug 05, 2019 11:05 pm • # 4 |
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WOW quite a list, lot of those on my want list!
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jangles
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Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 5:15 pm • # 5 |
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Location: Tucson , Hellazonia
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For a guy living in Far East Mesa that's quite a collection . I wouldn't spend money like that on fishing sticks living in Mesa , Az but some people do ... BTW , when you try to pull a PM it still gets sent to the recipient . 
Last edited by jangles on Wed Aug 07, 2019 3:25 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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Rickman1
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Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 10:20 pm • # 6 |
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Location: Aridzona
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Some people appreciate higher end gear.
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knotjoe
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Posted: Wed Aug 07, 2019 3:21 pm • # 7 |
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Rickman1 wrote: Some people appreciate higher end gear. I know some people do, but I think most all people can.  Especially with light spinning tackle, there does seem to be a price point where they can truly execute the idea and design without compromise. And keep it impossibly light in the process. Nice assembly of toys and tools up there, it'll be interesting to read your experiences with them over time. Useful bunch of rigs for comparisons and evaluations, could be very helpful to many pondering purchases in this market. You're one dude who really knows how to put together a retirement plan, this is a certainty.
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sbreech
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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 5:12 pm • # 8 |
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Location: Central Ohio
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My UL Spinning arsenal isn't quite as vast as above, but it does the trick.
1.) Master Boron C Light Spinning Rod Model BC55 - 5' with Shimano Sustain 1000FA reel
2.) St. Croix Premier PS46ULM Spinning Rod - 4'6" with Pflueger Patriarch PARSP25X reel
3.) G.Loomis SR661 GL3 Spinning Rod - 5'6" with Pflueger Patriarch 9530 reel
4.) G.Loomis Bronzeback SMR7506SP Spinning Rod - 6'3" with Shimano Sustain 2000FB reel
5.) Mitchell Traditions MTS1502 Spinning Rod - 5'0" with Shimano Sustain 1000FB reel
6.) Quantum Energy ES56L Spinning Rod - 5'6" with Shimano Stradic 1000FB reel
7.) St. Croix Premier PS46ULM Spinning Rod - 4'6" with Shimano FX100 reel
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Danwin22
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Posted: Thu May 27, 2021 11:26 am • # 9 |
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Location: Longwood, FL
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All of my UL gear is from the last century.
REELS:
(2) Garcia-Mitchell 308
Garcia-ABU Cardinal 752
Daiwa SS No.1
Had a DAM Quick Microlite but it was stolen.
RODS:
Garcia-Conolon 2601 5'-0" Blue Rod
Garcia-Conolon 2121D 5'-0" Gold Rod
Fenwick FS55 5'-6"
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strummer
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 6:39 pm • # 10 |
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Location: Southwest Florida
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Thank you for your service, sir!
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joe the plumber
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Posted: Mon May 31, 2021 8:47 pm • # 11 |
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Rickman1 wrote: Some people appreciate higher end gear. I'm a little late responding.... but I have noticed that I will spend the majority of my time with one of my higher end jdm combos in my hand while fishing even though 6 other rods are out beside me in the boat. My 6' ul shimano I bought from Chris has caught bass,crappie,catfish,and a helluva lotta bluegill over the last few years ....and a 9lb gaspergou that was in hand in less than a minute....all on 3#test line. Sometimes you get what you pay and sometimes you get even more.
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