does "ultimate" refer to most expensive or best performing?

quite an impre$$ive arsenal there, yet i don't see any imports or even custom-built rods. megabass, evergreen, daiko rods, also the factory shimano shaula & lesath rods are pretty sick, very comparable to any factory loomis glx/imx. and don't forget the evola dropshot rods too.

fwiw, some of my combos include...

all around: v-rod vct66m & scorp 1500sf
worming: gusa dhx bac653mh & chronarch sf
jigs: gusa c703dhx & scorp 1000
cranks: flats v-rod vca70f & axis v2
blades: v-rod vct70m & conquest 200

but my ultimate combo is a super-lite 7'8" gusa pioneer series paired and balanced to a modded cu100b w/ 5:1 calais gearing & ceramics, custom-built specifically for LC jerkbaits. works perfect for that applications, plus rod was $105 out the door from hastings, cu100b picked up new for $45, with mods another $30. wouldn't upgrade anything in this setup even if i had the $$. regardless, what's "ultimate" if you don't include custom stuff?

my two pennies