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ShawnD started a group text with a couple of us and asked a specific question:

If you could take one setup fishing on a body of water (ours revolved around the Rideau), would would it be.

Rod:
Reel/ratio:
Line:
Lure: (this one was optional)

My answer was:

Dobyns Champion 734
6.2:1 ratio
17lb mono
And for an optional bait, a spinnerbait.

My reasoning is that rod is very versatile and the reel ratio would be great for anything. As the bait is optional, this setup would allow for multiple techniques but works wonders with a Spinnerbait.

For the rest of you, what would it be?

Adam

Mine would be a Loomis NRX 852C with a Shimano Chronarch CI4. The lure would be the tough one. Tube..Senko..tube...senko..tube..senko..spinnerbait..tube.. senko..jig..tube..senko????

My 2 cents:

Dobyns DX 743 full handle
Lew's Tournament Pro 6:4:1
Lure: tube(Lunkerhunt) or spinnerbait(Terminator)

Not real fancy, but my go-to, "confidence" setup.

Bryan

Would love to play also... but i've never fished on the Rideau.

Going to have to fix that I guess.

Feel free to play and I encourage it!

The Rideau was what was thrown out for us, but I would say this is for any situation. I picked the spinnerbait because it is a confidence life for me. It just so happens to be my go to tech Kaye when all else fails.

My second lure option would be a weighted tube or worm which this would would handle quite easily. I am a big fan of the Mizmo green ou kin tube and do not have a preference for worms (traditional style anyway. Love the sick stix for wacky rigging).

Ed,

With a username of "Toobinator", I would not have expected anything else!

Hopefully it was Big Rideau you boys were speaking of



Shimano Cumara 7'2" Drop shot Rod
Shimano Stradic Ci4+ 2500
#10 Power Pro SS to #6 Tatsu
Zoom Finesse worm

ME, MY CHOICE WOULD BE....

QUANTUM ACCURRIST PT ROD WITH ACCURRIST PT 6.3:1 REEL WITH SPINNERBAIT AND SENKO!!!

Big Rideau or Rideau River?

It doesn't matter. Pretend that portion isn't in the thread.

Dobyns 736 split handle with a Shimano chronarch ci4+ 7.6:1 spooled with 65lb braid power pro and a flipping jig

I'll play,

Loomis BCR 864 GLX

Shimano Chronarch D 6.2:1

P-Line 17lbFC

1/2oz homemade flipping jig

-Paul

This one is easy and is something I have ready to go pretty much all the time.....

Rod - 7' MH St Croix Legend Xtreme
Reel - Daiwa Tatula Type "R"
Line - 12 lb Invisix
Lure - 4" green w red flake tube

Rod: Dobyns Champion 685CB
Reel: Lew's Tournament Pro 6.4:1
Line: Sunline SX1 20lbs braid
Lure: Lucky Craft Sammy 100

Never leave home without a tube.

Rod - Loomis NRX 893C 7'5" - Med-Hvy Ex-Fast (The DX743 will hate me for saying this)
Reel - Megabass IS79 UC 7.9 (Replacing my MGX 7.9)
Line - 12 lb fluorocarbon (at first sign of overrun, I'll go with 14lbs mono)
Lure - 4" green/red flake tube texas rigged with 3/16 bullet weight (A 7" Red shad worm is a close contender)

These are all great setups!

I didn't specify a reel but the 6.2:1 ratio is also on a ci4+ Chronarch.