Just curious if anyone else seems to favor a certain brand over others and go crazy and buy mostly that brand? I know I am Nash crazy and if I had the money I would have mostly Nash stuff instead of just a bunch of it. I was never impressed with the Nash bite alarms compared to my Fox ones but love everything else(cept for the reels too). So if anyone has any Nash stuff they want to get rid of or trade let me know

i like korda stuff and some fox stuff, and delkim alarms. other than that, im open to other brands

Nope but I look at every item in a different way
I like the delkim because I know del romang and he wants his alarms to be perfect
I like trakker for bivys because they use to make gear for mountain climbers so that stuff has to be good to survive
And like kevin nash for small items like keep sacks and weigh slings.. he has SOME good other stuff to
I like the gamakatsu hooks and the rig bits from korda
So i look at every item with different eyes ..and the price is important to

I have the sack, sling and mat from Nash and they are all way badd azz. the sack is probably the nicest I have ever put my hands on. His luggage, bags, pouches can't be beat.

The sacks and slings are the things he started out with
I remember going to a birtday party from kevin nash with kevin maddocks..and every visitor got some sacks and cords and helping him out in his living room
LOL of corse with lots of boose ..beer and other stuff..it was chilling out in the old days

I like gardner and E.S.P

For rods its much more complicated because there are only a few blank factorys
Sportex..harrison..century .. bruce and walker ..hardy( there might be a few more)
And companies like nash and fox are buying from them and make them into rods

yeah, rods are a whole other ball game although I like the nash extreme pursuit but if I am going to spend that kind of money on rod they will either be century or harrison

What Gardner stuff do you own Zach?

Yep they are good but the other 3 have very good rods to
Sportex make realy good ones..and if your looking fos a good price look at the DAM rods the are fine rods
Bruce and walker are making the blanks for the rod hutchinson sery awesome rods to ( high tech IMX boron sigot)
And what about the good old HARDY rods even richard walker was fishing with those ( mk 4 carp 10 feet remember)

My soniks will work fine until I find the perfect deal. Maybe I will buy Robert's Chimeras in 6 months

Shimano Reels, Fox Pods, DAM Alarms, Fox & Korda Terminal Tackle (Although the PLine sivels at Academy are fantastic), Fox Net, and X2 for the Net Float. Power Pro for Braid, and Berkley for Mono.

I've only had a few rods, but the ACS rods (Harrison Blanks?) have been my favorites.

Del Monte or Green Giant for sweetcorn, Bluebonnet for Chum Range Cubes (others for the high protein hookbait), and Tres Flores for Boilies and Maize. Wal Mart for Worms.

Big Carp Tackle for Carp-Specific needs. I go to BPS and also Cabela's- No fave there.

AT&T UVerse for Cable. Auto Zone for Auto needs.

Chad

[quote the PLine swivels at Academy [/quote]hey chad , got a picture of these ?? are these shaped like the ones cris uses ?

chad are these them ? which style do you use ??? http://www.lakemichiganangler.com/store/P_Line_Duramax_Swivels.htm or these type ? http://www.allseasonssports.com/catalog.asp?prodid=568544&showprevnext=1

The second ones. I like the fact that they have the test strength on the package. I try to take away all excuses and that way I can have confidence that the fault won't lie with the swivel.

Also, I think the size 5's fit in the Euro tackle.

Chad

size 8 swivel fits safety lead clips and inline leads

Let me see

I now use Greys Prodigy +'s
ATT Alarms (All Blue of Course)
Solar WW Pod
Terminal tackle - varies - Korda,Prologic,Fox,Nash
Daiwa Reels
Big game line
Trakker Oval
NNB Bivvy
Gardner S/Bag (Pure sexy piece of kit)
Cabelas Bed chair
Colman stove
My famous Wok
Cutlery that I have stolen from various eating establishments - Chad - None from Rockfish mate


I would say the best Brand I use frequently is good old
JOLLY Green Giant Sweet Corn

oh yea i forgot that solar ww pod with global conversion. prologic net, fox bait bag,fox tackle box and a few thing i cant remember

I think the BCT connection may have got Zack a full sponsorship from Gardner.

Unless Zack tells Dave he doesn't like his hat or pony tail!
Then he has to get a position on the CAG BOD and agree to vote how he is told!
Then here's the sticky; he has to catch fish and go fishing!

Hell, that didn't stop the rest of the BCT fellows, so he should have all the gear that he wants. He may have to do a weird dance every now and again, but that's much easier than catching large fish consistently.

Yeah- He'd better watch his attitude or he'll find himself fishing with Maize again.

I am a BIT dissapointed in the Z man first he made us all fired up about the video about rigs he was going to make
Explaining in all his greatness how rigs realy work
And THEN
































NOTHING!!!!...is this normal?!?!?!?!......for zach??

I'm going to represent the poor folks and newbies. I love my BFS 12 foot extreme distance rods. I pair them with my bullet proof Ambassaduer 6500 with anywhere from 15 to 20 pound TrileneXL line. Also use the PLine swivels (108 pound). The swivels fit perfectly into the base of my Resistance in line gripper leads.

Oh curt but I am poor folk to..but we have a LARGE 2nd hand internet market down here
And with rods I just pick the best 2nd hands rods that have been used alot...and just rebuild them
Making them better then ever before..I am realy good in building rods ( so my friends say )

Ok this thread turned into something completely different than I intended it to. I was asking about if you favor a particular brand, not list off evrything you have.I was more curious if anyone bought one brand over another and why, not what brands you use.

I prefer Igloo Coolers, and Tide (Mountain Fresh).

Chad