BUYER'S GUIDE: $200 ROD AND REEL COMBOS!

[@davidhidalgo5662]

I agree I wish that they would go back to just black friday. Thank you for doing all the hard work for us.

[@amathis3244]

I miss when they kept the sale simple. 20% off for most everything and didn’t have to have an itinerary to figure out when what was on sale.

[@georgiannegooday9108]

Fact and you have to pay additional shipping instead of one big order

[@IV-fad]

Yeah doing it this way is a strategy to get people to spend more. Gotta make each order at least $50 for free shipping and can't do one big order of everything you want by breaking up what's on sale.

[@johnwolff1043]

I agree. Not a fan of the sale.

[@DavidBronstein1961]

100%. The $50 threshold for free shipping totally makes me spend more $$. I got some Dirty Jigs and chatterbaits on the first sale and then calling it quits on TW and putting the bait monkey back in its cage 😅

[@TomStarcevich-fb3qo]

Me neither 😮

[@Shawn_Lai]

Yall should really go from expensive to cheap first.... like ultra high end to least expensive. People want to use the sales to buy the most expensive first before its sold out, not the other way around buying $100-$200 combos. By the time your high end guide drops, a lot of stock is already gone. Thanks for taking the time to make these, just thought i would provide some feedback. 😁

[@brianpierson7708]

Let’s get it!! And after 8 years I’m just glad to still be here. Hammering year after year not having blow money blowing money and or be lied to about stuff.

[@kenpiper7524]

I bought a Miravel this year and its is absolutely outstanding!!! Paired with a Swate spinning rod its feather light!! 🔥

[@DavidBronstein1961]

The Daiwa Fuego for $109 is an amazing reel because it’s Magsealed, which means it’s got an extra level of water intrusion protection. I need that because my rods and reels often sit in bottom of my kayak where just a few inches of water can dunk a reel, so having some element of water protection is a big deal.

[@TomStarcevich-fb3qo]

Last year scheels had it on a black Friday sale 54.99$

[@toddpossum]

Thanks!

[@robertcrowe6800]

Nobody does this! A factory worker like myself that only gets to go out fishing a few times a month and on a budget I definitely appreciate these videos

[@Justin_Mooney11]

Let’s goooooo tomorrows my day lovin the every day uploads

[@davidswaim8244]

Let's go this is a tradition now!

[@RyanSmith-fb8rf]

I loved my Fenwick Lunkerstick. So glad to see them making good rods again

[@toddpossum]

lol. I beat the bots!

[@midwestfischerman]

There's the Daiwa Legalis today!👍🏻

[@toddpossum]

🤙

[@d10dozerman2]

It is an awesome reel for the money.

[@Twangtown7]

Seviin reels are graphite. For the same price, IMO, you'd be nuts to choose this over the aluminum frame Fuego.

[@jroutdoors9338]

Thanks for all u guys do!

[@kevingrandke6075]

I can say that slx-a combo is one of 3 that i take on the water ALL the time, i popped it on the 7'5" Medium Heavy and its the one of the longest and lightest, most comfortable rods I have ever used. my other one is the BASSX 7'1" Medium heavy its THE lightest of all the MH I have and I popped on the Daiwa Tatula TW 100SH. The last one I bring on the water is a Daiwa Arid-X 7' ML and the Daiwa Laguna LT 1000 that is by far the the best feeling spinning combo I own and under $100.

[@BigDirtDawg]

That arid-x line is insane for what it is

[@chriscarroll3635]

Very good choices. I would have to add my Mach 2 baitcast combo also. Absolutely love it.

[@robertrizzari3684]

Love both of mine!

[@chriscarroll3635]

@@robertrizzari3684 me too.

[@richardblake4777]

I love this series and TB and Matt and Tim. If you are serious about Bassin, you need to listen to what they have to say. They have tried it all plus, they have done it all. They have sold more bass gear than all other put together. In short, they wrote the book on bassing, from beginner to pro. Than you guy's for all you do.

[@bretking5907]

I bought a Shimano slx xt and a Falcon bucoo medium moderate rod and I'm liking it more than my Curodo 150 and 200m. Can't recommend that combo enough. Cheers and tight lines!

[@jaketehan9178]

The 7'4 Heavy savage gear squad rod is phenomenal for the price. Plenty enough backbone to fish heavy cover but definitely not a pool cue. I've had a crazy good hook up to land ratio frog fishing with this rod in florida and landed multiple bass over 8lbs including a 10 out of Lilly pads with this thing. Really only used it so far for frogs and swim jigs so I can't talk much about sensitivity but it's a great for the price.

[@bobbyquinn180]

Hey I was wondering what day you guys would be releasing the spinnerbait buyers guide. I can’t wait to see it and I love you guys content!

[@Grant_Reynolds]

Other then online, the Abu Garcia Max Pro is probably the best bait caster reel you can get in my town. I bought one in the beginning of the season and I love it. The only problem I've I had with it is if I don't fish for a few days, when I take it out and check the drag it seems to lock up. I just loosen and readjust and I'm good for the day. Thank for another great one guys!

[@d10dozerman2]

Here's a little advice my dad gave to me over 45+ yrs ago. When you are done fishing for the day you should ALWAYS and I state ALWAYS! back your drag completely off on all your reels.... By doing this I have NEVER had a problem with any of my reels, and this goes for my $80 reel to my $450 reels. Do as you please.

[@BigDirtDawg]

I’ll give you some good advice. If you ever want to upgrade no need to shop in your town. Amazon Japan delivered right to your door in about a week. The best high end jdm gear for the best prices around

[@Grant_Reynolds]

Thanks I'll look into it

[@Grant_Reynolds]

@@d10dozerman2 Thanks for the advice, I'll give it a try!

[@calebdunning5699]

How does the Okuma TCS line of rods compare to other budget rods? I’ve been using the old Scott Martin model for years. I know y’all fish with so much gear and can’t imagine y’all missed them on tackle warehouse but I’ve never heard yall review… maybe it just didn’t make the cut but I have enjoyed the entire line up and would value y’all’s opinion as always!

[@stevenbrown7246]

Sorry Gang, I fish BFS and the Abu Garcia BFS is by far the worse BFS reel on the market. Who ever heard of a BFS reel with a 20 lb. drag, the reel is incredibly heavy. I think they just slapped the name BFS on another reel and Ta Da a BFS reel. I struggled with a 1/8 oz lure on it. I immediately took the one I bought back for a refund. I will stick with my Shimano Calcutta Conquest BFS! Love your channel! Tight Lines!

[@dant8213]

My favorite rod n reel vid 🎉

[@midwestfischerman]

This will hopefully be my bracket for combo shopping this year!

[@DavidBronstein1961]

Great recommendation on the Cashion Element bfs rod but a big miss on the Abu Garcia reel. For about the same $ and almost 2 ounces lighter the Ark Gravity BFS reel is amazing. I’ve fished it a whole season and backlashed only once-user error-and it is effortless to dial in. Guys, test this one on the water and start working it into your bfs recommendations. (And yes it’s on TW and in stock.)

[@tacticalbassin]

We own it. Maybe we purchased duds... we haven't had the same experience you have. Hopefully that changes in the future.

[@DavidBronstein1961]

@@tacticalbassin good to know, thanks!

[@yummygogolak]

That's really a $300 combo unless you buy the reel as a Haibo

[@kutaboveperfection]

The Fenwick Eagle is one of my favorite spinning rods out of 12 rods I own💪🙌🙌🙌

[@AsianRocket1]

Tried out the Cobb Series Rod and Gravity G3 from Ark. Outperformed what I was expecting. Buy one get one free right now on both so you can get two rods and two reels for $230.

[@chriscarroll3635]

The best deal I'd say right now is the Abu Garcia veritas baitcast combo for $119. Normally around $299. Crazy good deal.

[@yummygogolak]

I feel that for people who look for that magical middle ground where quality meets tight budget, the price is $150 when the sales are on. For spinning spend a bit less on the reel and do something like Tatula XT + Regal, for casting go the other way and spend a bit less on the rod, so Aird-X + Fuego CT.

[@matthewspell416]

Love the gear at this price point

[@RyanSmith-fb8rf]

The Falcon Lowrider Rods are hard to beat at the $100 price point. Especially with their warranty. I'd take them over the SLX any day.

[@johndynneson662]

I don’t know 🤷‍♂️ how old people. Matt Tim. But when I was a young teenager Iff you got hands on a. Spinning reel. And a fiberglass spinning rod. You had something. Fenwick just came out with graphite. And that was the sh**^^t. I still have a couple after nearly 40 years and was getting fish on it this summer still performing nicely. You guys are right. Nothing beats what I had since I was a kid. Ohhh and I still have a box of old 80’s Shimano Bantoms. Couple hundred- three hundred get you heck of a lot now days.

[@grantcastle5192]

Great videos thank you for the information. I’m somewhat new to fishing and looking to get into my first baitcaster. I’m in the price range between $100-$200 total for a rod and reel, what you recommend between the Shimano or Daiwa in those price ranges. Thanks so much.

[@victorxavier9977]

Great job guys👍 On a side note check out the Douglas ERA rods a great $100 rod!

[@DougLane-dj3oh]

Can you imagine having this kind of product 20 years ago?

[@Ronnie_CS]

my first "real" 100 dollar rod was a fenwick eagle years ago. loved it so much my dog is named fenwick

[@ruboaris]

You guys have any recommendation for a good travel rod that's not a MegaBass? Thank you for great content. Always enjoy your buyers guides 🙂

[@lonelydoggie]

Try JDM zodias travel rod. I have 172 mh casting and 170m spinning, enough

[@austinbrask2779]

Is there an ice fishing channel like yours? I love the videos yall do just need them for ice fishing as well

[@christophererenberg1963]

What would you guys recommend for a budget karashi spinning combo?

[@xDx0xUxGx]

Tackle Warehouse needs a direct link to the list of everything on sale. I don't have the time or the patience to look through every manufacturer to see if any of their products are included.

[@tacticalbassin]

They're all included. Ignore the list 😉

[@xDx0xUxGx]

The only rods I've found so far that are included in the 20% off Black November sale were already on sale prior. To be fair though, I've only checked a handful that I am considering picking up.

[@potgieta20]

I enjoy your content but dont understand how the new Okuma rods and reels do not make your lists, especially the Inspira and psycho?

[@johndynneson662]

O. K. 🤔🤔🤔. That one. Bass jig rod. Dragging feel on the bottom Sensitivity. Iff you can respond 🤔. I’d be cool. I know Diawa spinning has good stuff. Bait casting ??🤔

[@Wolfman333-b6x]

Another great video thank you.. I was looking at the Daiwa Tatula XT Spinning 7'3 Medium and was thinking about picking it up for weightless flukes i tend to like to throw my weightless flukes on a Spinning rod you think that will do the job?

[@d10dozerman2]

@@Wolfman333-b6x I have 2 of the Daiwa Tatula XT 7'-3" MH casting rods and love them. Great line of rods for $100 bucks. I think the Tatula XT spinning rod would work great for you.

[@Twangtown7]

Good stuff, fellas. How can we tell which Shimano spinning reels are "power" and which ones are for "finesse"?

[@tacticalbassin]

We'll have all of that covered when reels go on sale 👍🏼 There isn't a quick way, but we'll make it simple for you.

[@Twangtown7]

@@tacticalbassin Appreciate you guys! Say, do you guys ever fish Ark rods? For the price points, the Ark Invoker Tour and even the Tharp are some really nice rods.

[@joshuasmits1825]

If I'm not throwing giant baits would the 7'3 slx swimbait rod compare? Walking the bank i prefer a bit shorter rod.

[@blind_eye_fishing]

Good quality longer lasting reels start at 100$ for the most part with one or 2 exceptions. Rods start at 80$ plus most over 100$ still and with our economy theyve gotten more costly. Theres maybe a couple rods in that 55 to 60$ range thats good quality. If somoome wants longer lasting or fishes a lot id never suggest the cheap stuff because they just dont meet the standards to last as long as the 100$ plus aluminum framed reels and quality rods do.

[@outdoorfella]

If you could only have one rod to do it all, what would it be?

[@TrashBassin]

My wallet has been training year around for the high end rod and real video..

[@clay7514]

Is the max pro better than the max stx? Similar reel?looks like the pro has more bearings

[@HowieDewitt7575]

Lets go!!!

[@MichaelBecker-jn8yi]

Curious if you guys have any experience with Ardent reels and FX Customer rods

[@RyanSmith-fb8rf]

Check out the Piscifun Alloy M and compare it to the Ardent Summit Hawk. It is identical inside and out. The side plates are interchangeable meaning the Ardent side plate fits the Alloy M. and the inside of the reels are as well. The Alloy M is $65 and the Ardent Summit Hawk is $239. The Alloy M has 20lbs of drag vs 15 for Ardent. The Alloy M is all aluminum frame with Brass gears. Its the best $65 reel on the market. I bought 1 and use it for flipping/punching heavy cover. They are built like a tank. I also bought their Aliijos 300 for Swimbaits and its phenomenal for $99. Do yourself a favor and compare the Ardent Summit Hawk to Alloy M. I have mainly Shimano, Diawa & Lews reels that are $300 and up but bang for buck the Piscifun Alloy M is phenomenal for $65. Just trying to save you money on identical reels. Shimano SLX XT is hard to beat for $129. Not familiar with FX Rods but Falcon Lowriders are hard to beat for $129. Hope this helps just trying to save you money but compare the 2 reels you will be shocked at the markup from Ardent

[@MichaelBecker-jn8yi]

@ thanks. But I was looking for Matt and Tim’s views. And was curious if either of them used either.

[@jacksonbrooks]

Can you do a video on power and finesse spinning reels

[@tacticalbassin]

Yes 👍🏼 It's coming before the end of the Buyer's Guides.

[@kesterharding1819]

I'm in the market for a swimbait rod. What are your thoughts on the Dobyns Bucca Swimbait rod and Tatula 7'9 Heavy Swimbait rod? Side note I have the Gloomis you all use and the 7'7 Heavy. I'm looking to add a few more. Thnx!

[@DavidBronstein1961]

I have the SLX 7’ 3” swimbait rod. For $100 it’s pretty sweet. I throw small glides and wake baits up to 2.5 ounces. Better for treble baits, given soft tip.

[@BigDirtDawg]

I love Dobyns rods. I have my Dawai zillion on a Dobyns rod

[@toddsegravesfishing]

Is Tackle Warehouse still giving the 20% off at checkout on brands like Shimano and St Croix?

[@tatethredgold2952]

Doesn't look like it

[@toddsegravesfishing]

@ it does. You have to get to the last page before you submit your order and you’ll notice your total is less than what it was showing in the cart. It doesn’t show the items discounted in the cart.

[@ReactionGiants]

Do a best swimbait combos for 2024

[@gavinhensley3108]

All the major brand name rods are exempt from sale.

[@thesonorandesertangler]

Only Megabass is not on sale. The discount will be reflected in the final invoice.

[@gavinhensley3108]

​@@thesonorandesertanglerthanks.

[@davesmith7215]

You sure? Not showing up in the cart or after checkout.

[@d10dozerman2]

​@@davesmith7215it will show up in the final checkout

[@PaoWeezy91]

@@davesmith7215it’s like last year, you have to purchase it and you will see the discount receipt via email.

[@Twangtown7]

LOL I agree, you CANNOT mix/match Daiwa rods/reels with Shimano rods/reels. Talk about a good way to upset the universe.

[@PaoWeezy91]

Oops 😂

[@RyanSmith-fb8rf]

I have a Diawa Zillion on the 6'10M Shimano Expride and haven't been struck by lightning YET

[@erk678]

❤

[@chootum8295]

Daiwa Tatula XT ($100) and Daiwa Tatula 100 ($105) is the best combo

[@lyrad64]

All the baicasters have the handles on the wrong side

[@FishingWithChris_Tv]

Nah yours are on the wrong side 😂

[@TheTipofTrumpsEar]

Sales this year are terrible! Do better tackle warehouse! This is the time most of us fisherman get everything for the year! And it seems like you are putting us in a box by spreading these sales out.

[@hunter5858]

Kinda sucks you have to get a Rod one week and your Reel who knows when TACKLE WAREHOUSE go back to your original platform

[@titaniumcrayon3090]

So just an fyi for everyone, the 20% sale actually happens like 4 times a year if your subscribed to the emailing list. You can find a great deal all year but you have to pay attention.