These are a few of my favorite things . . .

From top to bottom:
~ St Croix 10'6" Heavy rod with Shimano Tekota 600 baitcaster reel
~Big Cat 7'6" Heavy rod with Abu Garci 5500 baitcaster reel
~ Master 10" rod with Penn 550 reel
~ Orvis TLS Power Matrix 9', 9 wt fly rod with an Orvis Large Arbor Battenkill IV reel
~ Remington 870 20 ga. Shotgun