For bass fishing:
St. Croix Avid 6'8" Medium Extra Fast.
St. Croix Avid 7'0 Medium Fast.
St. Croix Avid 6'6" Medium Fast.
St. Croix Mojo 7'0 Medium Heavy Fast.
Abu Garcia Viento STX-L
Daiwa Viento-L
BPS Extreme-L
Obviously, the rods outdo the reels, thus the BPS reel goes on either of the 7' rods, depending on what technique I'm using. The Viento stays on the 6'8" (real good combo) and the Abu stays on the 6'6" (not a bad combo either).
For stripers/coastal
Abu Garcia 5501 on an inexpensive 7' Pfleuger rod.
Abu Garcia 6501 on an inexpensive 7' BPS rod.
Panfish/trout.
Pfleuger Criterion on a Berkely 5'6" Cherrywood Graphite.
Surf
Inexpensive shakespearre combo - 8 ft. rod, spinning reel, cost 25 bucks. Bought for 2 days on one trip, and has held up for quite a few surf fishing trips, most of which include saltwater immersion, without any noticeable issue, and I've yet to oil or take it apart, to date.