- What was the first rod & reel you fished with?
- What was the first rod & reel you owned?
- What was the first rod & reel you thought was the prefect combo?
1. I don't know. I was three or four when I caught my first fish.
2. Zebco pistol grip fiberglass rod and Zebco 606 spin caster.
3. Daiwa blue fiberglas 7'6" ML spinning rod I bought at a grocery/department store in Ohio. Might have been Heilig Meyer. Paired it originally with an Olympia, but the perfect reel for it turned out to be a Daiwa 250RL I bought at a going out of business or closeout sale at a Yellow Front store in Prescott Arizona. I caught everything from tiny pan fish to stocker trout to 15 pound stripers with that rod and reel.