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How many rods do you fish with?
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:29 am
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:29 am
A spinoff from the one bait guy, but I was curious about how many rods you take on a fishing trip? For me, if its a new lake, I will take up to 10 or so. If its water that I'm familiar with, I will take around 6. I'm always afraid of not having the right setup. Of course I get ragged on for having so many with me. I compare it to golf. Golfers use a dozen or so clubs for specific purposes, why can't fishermen do the same thing? Plus, I hate to retie.
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Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:30 am to mach316
3 but I will bring more once I get my BP money 
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:31 am to mach316
3 but mostly due to storage space. 1 live bait rig, 1 topwater and 1 jighead with tail.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:31 am to mach316
Usually around 6 I suppose. Will have over 10 with me this weekend, but I am targeting 3 different classes of fish.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:31 am to mach316
I saltwater fish and I like to fish with 3 rods. 1 usually has a single our double rig plastic. One has a gold spoon on it, the other is lagniappe depending on conditions, topwater, Carolina riggef or cork for live bait.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:32 am to AlxTgr
3: plastic worm/creature, topwater (frog, buzzbait or jitterbug) & either crankbait or jig to flip.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:32 am to mach316
I'm usually in a kayak which means I bring 4 rods. I have 8-10 set-ups to choose from though and will bring 6-8 if I'm going in someone's bass boat.
Some of them are very technique specific and get used sparingly (deep-diving crankbait rod, punching rod, etc...) but the ones I usually bring in the kayak are more versatile.
Some of them are very technique specific and get used sparingly (deep-diving crankbait rod, punching rod, etc...) but the ones I usually bring in the kayak are more versatile.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:32 am to mach316
Usually 3
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:32 am to mach316
bass fishing i take 5
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:33 am to mach316
Usually 3 for bass, 4 if you count a micro spin, but that's to target white perch and bream.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:33 am to mach316
Inshore, 2 at most. I like to have a spinner if I need to fling it into wind. Otherwise, the Calcutta doesn't leave my hand.
Offshore, 4: 2 boat rods for dropping big bait for groupers/amberjack, one leverdrag for dropping pogies, and a spinner for sighting cobia or free-lining for big mangroves.
Offshore, 4: 2 boat rods for dropping big bait for groupers/amberjack, one leverdrag for dropping pogies, and a spinner for sighting cobia or free-lining for big mangroves.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:33 am to mach316
4 for inshore saltwater
baitcaster - spinner / spoon
baitcaster - jighead with soft plastic
spinning - cork
spinning - carolina rig / another cork
baitcaster - spinner / spoon
baitcaster - jighead with soft plastic
spinning - cork
spinning - carolina rig / another cork
This post was edited on 5/20/15 at 10:40 am
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:34 am to mach316
I mainly bass fish and I usually have 8-10 with me. Very rarely to I bring less.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:35 am to mach316
I keep 4 on deck and usually another 5 or 6 down in the box.
I always have on deck
1. Spinnerbait
2. TX rig
3. Flipping/Pitching/Jig
4. Topwater
I always have on deck
1. Spinnerbait
2. TX rig
3. Flipping/Pitching/Jig
4. Topwater
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:36 am to mach316
2-3 for inshore saltwater.
This post was edited on 5/20/15 at 10:37 am
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:38 am to mach316
In the yak I usually have 3.
1 with a topwater
1 with a jig head/plastic
1 that I'll usually alternate with either a live bait setup(popping cork or Carolina rigged) or if live bait isn't available/usable and I'm fishing for trout then I'll either have a popping cork w/ a Vudu shrimp or just a Paul Brown. If reds then usually a gold spoon(though I've never caught on a spoon) or more lately, an inline spinner.
ETA: I'll sometimes bring a 4th if I plan on trying for trout/reds in the same day.
ETA2: I'm also in the process of highly reducing the amount of tackle I have onboard with me as well.
1 with a topwater
1 with a jig head/plastic
1 that I'll usually alternate with either a live bait setup(popping cork or Carolina rigged) or if live bait isn't available/usable and I'm fishing for trout then I'll either have a popping cork w/ a Vudu shrimp or just a Paul Brown. If reds then usually a gold spoon(though I've never caught on a spoon) or more lately, an inline spinner.
ETA: I'll sometimes bring a 4th if I plan on trying for trout/reds in the same day.
ETA2: I'm also in the process of highly reducing the amount of tackle I have onboard with me as well.
This post was edited on 5/20/15 at 10:41 am
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:38 am to mach316
In my boat, I have 13 that stay in the rod locker so they come on every trip. If Im fishing with a buddy, I usually bring 4-6.
ETA: I try not to have more than 6 on the deck at a time.
ETA: I try not to have more than 6 on the deck at a time.
This post was edited on 5/20/15 at 10:41 am
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:38 am to mach316
10-12, but I do best when I've only got one or two out.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:43 am to mach316
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Posted on 5/20/15 at 10:46 am to mach316
However many I can fit in the boat. I hate tying baits while fishing. The main thing I loved about the pro angler kayak was that I could bring 6 rods and none would be in the way. I always keep a spininer bait, a spoon, a popping cork, a top water, a jig head, and weedless/weightless plastic jerk bait. I pretty much always went out with that. I'd get everything set up the night before. You only saw me dig in my tackle box if I broke off. My next real boat will have serious rod/tackle storage.
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