Squarebill rod/reel/line

2 set-ups

Dobyns 684 C / Shimano Core 100 6.2:1 / 10# Sunline Sniper
Dobyns 705 CB Glass / Shimano Chronarch 5.0:1 / 10# Fightline Co-polymer

Rod: Shimano Cumara 7' Med Mod-Fast Reel: Lews TP1SH 7.1-1 Line: 8lb Maxima Green.

Brian

Dobyns 764CBRM
Revo Winch
15b Seaguar

Dobyns 705 CB Glass
Diawa Zillion
12lb Seaguar

Dobyn's DX705C GGlass, Lew's T-pro, CXX or 100% Fluorocarbon.

Duckett 7' Medium
Lews Tournament Pro 6.4:1
15 lb. McCoy Mean Green Line

I use this set up for most of my cranks. Sometimes in open water I'll go down to 12 lb.

I use a Falcon LowRider 4-166 (6'6") medium/fast with a Revo SX 6.4:1 and 10lb flouro. If I'm trying to cover more water I'll throw it on my trap rod which is a 7'6" Bucoo with a Revo SX 7:1 so I can launch it.

G. Loomis CBR855C GLX
Shimano Metanium MG
XPS 14 Lb. Fluorocarbon

Ranger D

7'M Kistler He for 1.5's
7'2MH Quantum Tour Hackney for 2.5's and LC BDS3

Dobyns 705CB Glass (Fast)
Shimano Curado 200E7
Seaguar InvixZ 12-15lb FC

Reel=Alphas Type F (90mm Steez handle, AIRD 100R Star and c.c. cap, ABEC 9
ceramic hybrid spool bearings)
Rod= Lamiglas XMG 50, 7'2" medium action-the shorter handle is perfect for
the small to medium cranks I typicaly use
Line=PowerPro 10/2
With a 1/2 oz. lure, I can spool it down to the backing, and there's about 100
yds. of braid on it http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/eek.gif I can even cast a #11 Rapala floater about 25 yds.
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I have been throwing squarebills for the past couple years and i have been through 4 or 5 rods to find the right rod , the only rod i use for squarebills now is a powell 706 endurance series . if there is any body up in the air with trying to find a good squarebill rod give the 706 a try u wont be sorry

Core 100MG paired up with a Shimano Compre 7' MH Moderate Fast. Throw a little 15 lb test Seaguar Red Label and you are as good as gold!

Dobyns 705CB, Shimano E50, 12 pound Suffix Deep Cranking line, Bomber square bills, Excalibur and Spro.

In the ancient days with the old Poe's RC 1s and 3's it was an Abu 4500 and Quantum Tour Edition 7' glass w/12lb Silver Thread ...

Today it's the Abu MGX 7.1:1, a Megabass Super Orochi or Diablo Stage II 6'8" or the Abu Villain 7'1" MH F w/19lb Sunline Defier with O.S.P. Blitz Max and HPF Cranks, LC B.D.S./R.C./S.K.T./R.T.O., Luck E Strike RC2, Imakatsu IK50s and anything else that looks interesting

I use a custom made glass rod 6 ft 6 in,not expensive about 125 five years ago,30 pd evo as stripers here and drum,pointer 1.5,H20 ,strike king, reel abu garcia like a 6000

1) Dobyns 764CB RM paired with a souped up Curado 100b with Chronarch 50mg spool, Calais 5.0:1 gear set, boca orange seals & carbontex drags

2) Daiwa Steez Flexlite STZ701MRBA-FL paired with a custom painted TD-Z103H with boca orange seals & carbontex drags

Hammer 7'6" medium cranking; Lews 7.1.1; 15 lb Seaguar Invizx fluorocarbon

7'4" KVD Tour rod
Daiwa 100m abec9/carbontex
12# berkley big game

7' shimano cumara reaction casting medium power moderate fast tip. PQ 10lb. Fluoroclear

Dobyns champion 684
lews speed spool
30lb stren braid

Dobyns Gen1 Champion 706CB
Shimano Core 100Mg w/Boca OS ABEC 7 ceramic bearings
Super Silver Thread AN40 12lb. CoPolymer

Around riprap and lighter cover
St Croix Legend Elite 7' Medium Fast
Shimano Core 100mg
12 pound fluoro

Wood and heavier cover
St Croix Avid 7' Med Hvy Xfast
Core 100mg
20lb Power Pro Slick Timber Brown

Shimano cumara 7' med hvy and Lew's TP1S. #15 trilene big game.

Quantum KVD tour signature 7' med/heavy cranking rod
revo winch
15 lb p line floroclear in shallow cover or 12 p line floroclear in open water

Falcon Cara Composite Cranker or Cara CC-5-17. Depends on Cover. Reel is a Chronarch 200 E6 or E5.

Abu Garcia Veritas Winch 7' M - A good length that allows long casts or short accurate casts, yet gives enough rod to fight the fish. The moderate action is a must when fishing anything with treble hooks.

Abu Garcia Revo STX 6.4:1 - The faster 6.4:1 is a good choice, 1. Because there isn't usually a lot of torque with the squarebills, and 2. Squarebills are usually fished pretty quickly to force reaction bites.

Spiderwire Ultracast Fluoro 15lb. - Fluorocarbon in tougher, it sinks, and is sensitive - important with squarebills because you can feel it hitting and deflecting off cover. When you feel it bounce into something, that's a great time to pause your retrieve and draw a strike. Squarebills are usually used in cover heavy enough to warrant the 15lb. line.

Dobyns 705CB Glass
Lew's TP1S
15 Lb. McCoy Fluoro

Denali Rosewood 7ft medium heavy crankbait rod/ bps carbon lite gold reel/ McCoy 15lb fluoro..

Duckett 7' med. Micro Magic
Shimano Calais 200
16lb. Magnathin

St. Croix Mojo Bass 7'4" glass
Shimano Caenan
12lb mono

Falcon Lowrider XG 4-17 7’ M Shimano Curado 201DPV 10lb Izorline

Use a Denali jadewood 7' mh crankbait rod with quantum tour edition burner 7.0 and 12lb. Flouro. Throw most cranks on this setup

7'm tatula with lews tp 5.4 n sniper 10lb fluoro...just butter

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Originally Posted by civicrr

Old setup was Dobyns 705CB & a chronarch spooled with 14lb mono. This year I'm using the Dobyns 764CB RM

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This is a great rod for larger squarebills, swimjigs with larger trailers, and paddle tails.

Dobyns 705CB and Daiwa Tatula 6.3

Dobyns 705cb glass, Zillion, 12 lb big game
Dobyns 705cb, Zillion, 12 lb big game

B+R Outlaw 7'6"mc IMO best sq. bill rod made!!

I use a Falcon Bucco BMC72 M/H w/ a Revo S. Also 15lb Big Game. I'm on a budget!!!

Castaway Skeleton 6'8" Medium Moderate
Shimano Chronarch
10# Suffix Elite, sometimes Trilene 100% Fluro

I vary my rod action by the size of squarebill that I'm throwing. Both are made by Denali.

For 1.5 sized squarebills, I go with the 7' medium action Jadewood Crankbait rod. For the 2.5 models, I go with the same size rod and class but use a med/hvy.

For reels, I like the BPS Pro Qualifier in a 6.3:1 ratio and 12-17 pound floro.

I also use the same 2.5 set up on 1/2 ounce or bigger traps.