What’s your spinning setup to have ready?

[clemsondds]

Lots of great setups posted so far. Right now I have:

1. Cashion Icon MedLight 7’ w/Luvias LT 3000. For finesse (Ned’s, drop shot, etc.).

2. Cashion Icon Med 7’ w/Vanford 3000. For small cranks, bigger Ned rigs, shakey heads, etc..

3. Sitting in the rack: a CNQ 842s w/Stella FJ 2500. Wondering where this will go and/or replace one of the above.

Really have been enjoying the Icons, though not a fan of the Vanford. Use these for fresh and inshore. Don’t “need” three spinning setups with overlap and like to keep number of rods on boat to a minimum.

Wife has a St.Croix Tidemaster MedLight with a Stradic FL 3000 and though a little heavy, just an awesome combo… a lil old school but it’s just easy and comfortable. However she’s leaning into the Cashions lately.

Thanks for your input. I've heard good things about the cashion rods!

[scrapiron]

<tangent> The Cashion factory is about an hour away from me. We went to an all day seminar they hosted a few months ago (inshore focused) and it was very good. Had four or five guides talk as well as having a factory tour. They also served some amazing BBQ (one of his team leads cooked) and pies. We were very impressed with Matt C. and his team. Oh, and just crazy crazy good doughnuts in the am. LOL, you'd think it was all about food! The seminars were informative as well as listening to Matt walk through the process of building rods soup to nuts. </tangent>

However, the knock on their rods is the finishing/detail. I had to go through five of the same rods at Bass Pro before I found one without any 'major' flaws. The blanks are great- the Icons are a step above the previous line, Elite.

[njbasscat]

I have 4 setups but these 2 cover most everything for me. Phenix K2 713 ML with a Daiwa Luvias Airity 3000S-CHX. It is perfect for light drop shot fishing. So much so that it knocked my NRX DSR out of rotation. The second is a Daiwa Steez 7'6" MML (1st generation) paired with a Daiwa 2018 Exist 2500. It's very versatile and handles Ned rigs, Senkos, tubes, heavier drop shots, smaller Teaxis rigged plastics, and smaller treble hook moving baits.

[Winstondry]

Mine is my Flyssa with ‘18 Exist 2500LT XH. Had the Addermine but preferred the extra length and lighter action of the Flyssa. Tried the Addermine, two different purchases but just didn’t work for my style.

[Thunderblack1984]

NRX 842S
Steez ML 7-6 first gen
Steez ML 7-6 second gen
Shimano Teramar XX 7'

[Drakestar]

I got two-three ready for the boat and bank, and one for the kayak.

Boat/Bank:
Blue Steez 761MML with Stella FJ 2500
Red Steez 761MML with Stella FK 2500
NRX822 DSR with Exsence A 3000

That pretty much covers all bases, although I wish for a perfect Ned rod (when it's a traditional, super light Ned rig). I like the blue Steez better for dropshot and tiny swimbaits and the red one better for tubes. I throw a lot of tubs on casting gear too, NRX852 or K2 713, cutting down on the number of spinning rods

For the Kayak, I just take a MB Orochi XX Shakyhead and it does everything I want to do with spinning gear well and has surprising sensitivity. Abu Garcia MGX 2000 on that one works well.

Occasionally I'll add a MB Triza F2-Loproz for light stuff (including those Neds) even when I'm not travelling. It's a killer light-line weightless fluke rod.

[scrapiron]

Wow, a lot of the Steez 76MML (both gens) rods on this list.

Had a gen 1, loved it then I didn't. That's the only rod (knock on wood) that got destroyed during shipping. Ugh. Maybe I should look at the gen2.....

[goldrod]

I dream of a top of the line Stella or daiwa equivalent
But every year I get so indecisive and I never try one.
Then on top of that the new model comes out completely frying my brain

Haha I hear ya!
What I was really wanting to know is what spinning rod techniques do you always have tied on. And if you want, share what rods you use for those techniques.

7'2" cork crucial drop shot rod 3000 sahara FD reel
dropshot

[clemsondds]

I got two-three ready for the boat and bank, and one for the kayak.

Boat/Bank:
Blue Steez 761MML with Stella FJ 2500
Red Steez 761MML with Stella FK 2500
NRX822 DSR with Exsence A 3000

That pretty much covers all bases, although I wish for a perfect Ned rod (when it's a traditional, super light Ned rig). I like the blue Steez better for dropshot and tiny swimbaits and the red one better for tubes. I throw a lot of tubs on casting gear too, NRX852 or K2 713, cutting down on the number of spinning rods

For the Kayak, I just take a MB Orochi XX Shakyhead and it does everything I want to do with spinning gear well and has surprising sensitivity. Abu Garcia MGX 2000 on that one works well.

Occasionally I'll add a MB Triza F2-Loproz for light stuff (including those Neds) even when I'm not travelling. It's a killer light-line weightless fluke rod.

Would love to try the 852c...heard good things. How does the sensitivity compare with nrx spinning? thanks

[HobeyBaker]

I have a bunch of 872 and 822 DSRs for smallmouth fishing. I also have a 902 and 901 for swimbaits and hair jigs.

[sbd3]

I typically run 2 spinning outfits for bass, a medium and a medium-light. Current setups are: Daiwa Kage 7'0" m/f with a ballistic mq 2500 for weedless dropshot, shakey head and neko rigs. Shimano Expride 6'10" ml/f with a jdm stradic fl c2500s as an all-purpose finesse setup dropshot, splitshot, neds etc. Believe it or not the Kage replaced an NRX 852s which I found overly stiff. Very satisified with them but if I had to pick upgrades I'd probably go with Daiwa steez ags rods and luvias reels.

[Drakestar]

Would love to try the 852c...heard good things. How does the sensitivity compare with nrx spinning? thanks

I don't have an NRX852 as spinning, so I can't directly compare. But AFAIK the C and S rods share the same blank, so I'd expect the 852S to feel the same as the C.

Comparing the 852C to the 822S is a bit difficult because one is a JWR and the other is a DSR. The DSR is softer/slower by design because it only needs to drag a part of the rig's weight across the bottom (the DS weight but not the worm), and dropshotting typically uses thin-gauge hooks so the rod doesn't need a ton of tip power to drive hooks home. Meanwhile the JWR needs to drag the entire bait across the bottom (jig, tube, whatever) and typically needs to drive a thicker hook. So the 852 feels stouter, faster and more powerful than the 822 as a result, and G Loomis actually rates the 822 as a ML while the 852 is rated as a Medium (even though both have a 2 rating.)

So the 852 might be a bit less sensitive simply because it's a more powerful rod? I mean, that always happens in any rod lineup as the blank gets more powerful (but thicker), right? I think that assertion is backed up by my on-the-water experience: I've dropshopped a bit on the 852 and prefer the 822. But I haven't fished them side-by-side TBH, so take everything with a grain of salt. My memory might be skewed.

[clemsondds]

Would love to try the 852c...heard good things. How does the sensitivity compare with nrx spinning? thanks

I don't have an NRX852 as spinning, so I can't directly compare. But AFAIK the C and S rods share the same blank, so I'd expect the 852S to feel the same as the C.

Comparing the 852C to the 822S is a bit difficult because one is a JWR and the other is a DSR. The DSR is softer/slower by design because it only needs to drag a part of the rig's weight across the bottom (the DS weight but not the worm), and dropshotting typically uses thin-gauge hooks so the rod doesn't need a ton of tip power to drive hooks home. Meanwhile the JWR needs to drag the entire bait across the bottom (jig, tube, whatever) and typically needs to drive a thicker hook. So the 852 feels stouter, faster and more powerful than the 822 as a result, and G Loomis actually rates the 822 as a ML while the 852 is rated as a Medium (even though both have a 2 rating.)

So the 852 might be a bit less sensitive simply because it's a more powerful rod? I mean, that always happens in any rod lineup as the blank gets more powerful (but thicker), right? I think that assertion is backed up by my on-the-water experience: I've dropshopped a bit on the 852 and prefer the 822. But I haven't fished them side-by-side TBH, so take everything with a grain of salt. My memory might be skewed.

I was referring to the 822s syr shakey head rod.

[City17Banner]

Go To Spinning Rod Setups (*one set per bass boat, except for Vertical Dropshot setup where there are two rods per boat)

Spybait: DUO Realis Spinbait 60 & Tetraworks Perakko 48
Rod: Evergreen International Poseidon Salty Sensation PSSS-82T The Rocky Huntsmen
Reel: Daiwa 2018 Luvias Airity FC LT 2500S-XH-QD
Mainline: YGK G-Soul SS112 10#
Leader: Seaguar Grand Max FC Tippet 5x (5#)

Megabass Okashira Screw Head: 1/16oz Screw Head Jig with 3.5” Bottom-Up Frish Ayu or Gori Color
Rod: Daiwa 2021 Steez X-Compile 76MML The One
Reel: Daiwa 2015 Exist 2510R-PE-H
Mainline: YGK G-Soul SS112 10#
Leader: Seaguar Grand Max FC Tippet 5x (5#)

Vertical Dropshot: 2.5” Megabass Rock Hog or 2.8" Keitech Crazy Flapper with Ryugi DS Delta TG Sinkers
Rod: Megabass 2015 Destroyer Evoluzion Hedgehog F4st-69RSDti
Reel: Daiwa 2017 Steez Type-ii-high speed & Daiwa 2015 Exist 2510R-PE-H
Mainline: YGK G-Soul SS112 10#
Leader: Seaguar Grand Max FC Tippet 4x (7.5#)

Casting Dropshot: 3” Megabass Hazedong Shad with Ryugi DS Delta TG Sinkers
Rod: Daiwa 2020 Steez (Blue) 76MML Unicorn Rod
Reel: Daiwa 2015 Exist 2510R-PE-H
Mainline: YGK G-Soul SS112 10#
Leader: Seaguar Grand Max FC Tippet 4x (7.5#)

Shakey Head: Frenzy Nail Shakey Head (3/16oz) with 6.5” Z-Man SMH Shakey Head Worm
Rod: Daiwa 2021 Steez X-Compile 71ML Finesse Game Special
Reel: Daiwa 2015 Exist 2510R-PE-H
Mainline: YGK G-Soul SS112 10#
Leader: Seaguar Grand Max FC Tippet 4x (7.5#)

Light Texas Rig or 1/4oz Keitech Tungsten Football Jig Model 2
Rod: Megabass Destroyer Phase III F4.5-73XS Beast Hunts
Reel: Daiwa 2015 Exist 3012H
Mainline: Power Pro Maxcuatro #20
Leader: Seaguar Grand Max FC Tippet 0x (16.5#)

Finesse Jerkbait: Evergreen International Super Sledge
Rod: Megabass 2013 Kirisame Spinning F2-610XKS Prime Stinger
Reel: Shimano 2018 Vanquish 1000SHG FW-Tune
Mainline: YGK G-Soul SS112 14#
Leader: Seaguar Grand Max FC Tippet 4x (7.5#)

Small Jerkbait: DUO Rozante 77SP & Megabass X-Nanahan (normal, +1, and +2)
Rod: Megabass Destroyer X7 F3.5-610X7S Simoom
Reel: Shimano 2017 Vanquish C2000SHG
Mainline: YGK G-Soul SS112 14#
Leader: Seaguar Grand Max FC Tippet 4x (7.5#)

Finesse Topwater: DUO Tetraworks PocoPoco 40F
Rod: Major Craft Truzer TXS-S652H Aji
Reel: Daiwa 2015 Exist 1025
Mainline: Power Pro Hi-Vis Yellow #5
Leader: Sunline Defier Armilo #11

Finesse Topwater: Megabass Pagani Siglett
Rod: Megabass 2013 Kirisame Spinning F1-69XKS Tourist Mobile Shaft
Reel: Daiwa 2015 Exist 1025
Mainline: Power Pro Hi-Vis Yellow #5
Leader: Sunline Defier Armilo #11

Please have a great day!

[reason162]

New Steez 76MML - 3/16 - 1/4oz ball head + 3" swimbaits, shadrap
Old Steez 76MML - Spybait (Duo 80, 80 Gfix)
Expride 610ML (A and B) - vertical - DS, Tightlining, Damiki