Amount Of Rods And Reels 2025

MichiganFishing1997 reply :

Alright, so i see some pictures and what not of people having 10, 20 plus rods, which i wish i could have but cant haha. The budget just isnt there but of course the passion for fishing is. Is it a necessity to have all these rods? Right now i have 3 spinning rods and a bait caster, but i am going to get another bait caster next weekend. Do i need to have a lot of rods right now, or is it alright to just slowly build up my collection as i can afford to?

Bluebasser86 reply :

Just slowly build up as you get the extra income to do it. I have dozens of combos but they've been bought over a period of time in the order I felt I needed them.

slonezp reply :

If you don't mind retying, 2-3 will get you by. If you can't afford it, don't buy it. The only necessities in life are food, water, and something I cannot mention here.

MichiganFishing1997 reply :

Thanks haha, well im not old enough to need to "pay the bills" but im just saying i do work over the summer and fish and thats about it, so i was wondering if i wanted to get more serious with fishing like maybe trying some tournaments if i can find a boat, if i need all the rods.

Bassn Blvd reply :

IMO, 3 rods is really all the average angler needs. I have several rods and take 5-8 with me on tournament days. Out of those 5-8, I usually don't fish more than 2 or 3 for 3/4 of the tournament. I like to have a rod rigged and ready for unsuspected situations. I don't like to take time to retie in a tourny- time spent changing lures is time not spent catching fish.

Another thing- I don't take all those rods with me unless I'm in the boat by myself. I'll only take up to 5 if I'm in a team tourny.

NorcalBassin reply :

I'll usually bring 8 out with me, but l generally use just 3 the vast majority of the time. It gets addicting, so be careful and make the most of your selection.

buzzfrog reply :

3 is all i take on the shore, in one trip, i leave a few more in the car, but id say 4, though id choose more baticasting over spinning, to me a 7MH, a 6'6M, a 7'4 H and a 6'6 M spinning i would say is somtihng id take, but you said you have 3 spinning.. if you do plan to buy mor tackle, save up and get descent stuff, not telling you to save for a g loomis and smoke, lol but dont get excited by wanting a combo and run out to get one to do you.. when i first started i got a few graphit side plate reels, now i dont catch em all the time but i fish all the time, and the did not last.. sorry to be long winded

MichiganFishing1997 reply :

i buy stuff that will last, at least i believe it will and my mistake i meant to say 2 spinning rods, someone stole my other one/. I have a berkley cherry wood graphite which i believe is 6'6 medium with a shimano sienna, Cheap i know, but great quality for the money, i got it from my dad when i was 9 or 10, now im 15.

Just got a shimano clarus 5'6 MH with a phlueger president, love it. And last year bought a BPS Nitro, which i believe is the new carbonlite, and i love that it is 7' MH baitcasting with a Johnny Morris Series baitcasting reel on it. For the next bait caster, i am looking to get a frogging set up because i love to fish topwater for bass. Im looking at a lamiglas excel, a powell diesel, or a BPS carbonlite right now. I like the lamiglas because of the cork and price. And then for a reel a BPS PQ or a BPS Carbonlite, but i am open to everything.

tomustang reply :

It depends on what you want to do (technique) and if you want to retie on a similar setup, you dont need a 100 combos to fish though...

LgMouthGambler reply :

Bass fishing is a sickness, and I mean that in a good way. I have a few reels that Ive had since I was 11, Im 30 now. Over the years Ive collected a variety of combos. Its just fun!

backcast88 reply :

I have 3 spinning setups and 1 baitcasting setup but 1 spinning rig stays at home most of the time. With dad and I in the boat we are limited to our gear so we each take 3 but when we are alone in the boat we take 4-6.

I find I don't need to own any more then 4-5 setups. If I have more then that they just sit at home collecting dust and look like a waist of my money.

buzzfrog reply :

hey PQ is good, but i have and okuma citrix and a krios, 7:3 they are super fast and are great for topwater, you can get em 80-100 or cheaper on ebay

slonezp reply :

On 4/8/2012 at 10:38 AM, Bassn Blvd said:

IMO, 3 rods is really all the average angler needs. I have several rods and take 5-8 with me on tournament days. Out of those 5-8, I usually don't fish more than 2 or 3 for 3/4 of the tournament. I like to have a rod rigged and ready for unsuspected situations. I don't like to take time to retie in a tourny- time spent changing lures is time not spent catching fish.

same here

MichBassMan reply :

same here

ww2farmer reply :

I have 11 rods on my boat, many of them technique specific. It's nice.................but it's also un-needed. Like most have said, I could get by with three and still catch the same ammount of fish I catch now.

MichiganFishing1997 reply :

Thanks guys! and thanks to easter i ran into some money, and a BPS gift card, so oppinions on a topwater/frogging setup. I want to stay around 110 but if its worth it il go all the way to 160. And how about a reel? between 80 and 130 maybe?

LgMouthGambler reply :

Find a Curado 200E7 online and put it on a MH 7 ft rod with some 65# braid. If you want to save a little $ for the rod, the Berkley Lightning Shock is an excellent choice.

MichiganFishing1997 reply :

hmm. I will check that out, you dont think 7 ft is too short?

scrutch reply :

If you are patient enough, watch the flea market on this site for deals. Most of my stuff was bought used, but in mint condition, for a fraction of the cost. You'll get much nicer stuff if you can be a little patient.

MichiganFishing1997 reply :

thanks!

LgMouthGambler reply :

On 4/9/2012 at 8:46 AM, MichiganFishing1997 said:

hmm. I will check that out, you dont think 7 ft is too short?

nah, I personally dont like really long rods. I use a lot of 6'6 and 7'. I think the accuracy is better. I have no problems with hooksets or control.

MichiganFishing1997 reply :

Oh alright, man i want that curado but its a little pricey.

LgMouthGambler reply :

In the long run its worth it. If you want aomething to perform right everytime you use it, its gomna cost you. This reel will out perform most reels costing over $200, and its not that much for what you get. If someone asked me if I could only have 1 reel for the rest of my life, my 200E7 would be it.

MichiganFishing1997 reply :

Okay that definitely means something.

MN_SONNEN_ANGLER reply :

I actually just picked up an 8' H Fast tip, skeet reese rod by wright & mcgill for $80.00 and a regular abu garcia revo 6:4:1 and i love it, picked it up for frogs. i dont think you would need one quite that long but im 6.5 ft tall and prefer a longer rod for frogs, deep worming and flipping. everything else is 6'6" or 6'10".i have always stuck with falcon rods and a couple loomis's with curado or a chronarch's and i like this new set up alot. over all it cost me $110, but i had a $100 gift card for gander mtn for the reel. hope this helps!

MichiganFishing1997 reply :

It does help! how do you like the reel specifically?

MN_SONNEN_ANGLER reply :

very smooth! casts light lures awesome! because you know how some frogs dont cast too great! lol

i dont know how long these things last but so far its smoother and lighter than my curado's and chronarchs.

MN_SONNEN_ANGLER reply :

to add to that, my chronarchs are about 10 years old and havent had a single problem with them! curados are about 5 and are showing a little wear but for the price they have paid for themselves twice!

MichiganFishing1997 reply :

okay good to know

Sam reply :

Slowly build up as you can afford it.

It is more fun that way.

And you never have too many rods.

Jake P reply :

If you have a budget you can find combos that work at every price level, you just have to look at what your buying and look for sales/ deals on combos. 3 rods is enough like others have mentioned. I only take 3 of the 7 combos i have in my garage. Mainly because of space on the boat with 2 of us in it. If you choose setups correctly you can combine more than 1 presentation to each setup. With my 3 i can comfortably throw jigs, t rigs, anything weightless, spinnerbaits and topwaters. This covers just about everything i throw. Granted you might re tying a few more times than others but once you get used to it it takes no time at all and becomes second nature.

outdoorsman110 reply :

I have 18 combos, I bring 6 wherever I go fishing, my kayak holds 6 rods.

ChiCityBasser reply :

Right now I have 13 setups but usually 3-5 make it out on a regular basis since I'm fishing from the shore.

BassingNick reply :

I have 9 combos and mainly fish from shore, if I am going hardcore I bring 3-4, if just going for a quickie I bring 2. But for sure it is addicting collecting tackle so watch out for the monkey.

MN_SONNEN_ANGLER reply :

I will be the first one to say that my 27 baitcasting set ups and 5 spinning set ups is a little over kill, but i can say that i do have a use for every one of them for different situations.

Wildbillb reply :

I have a pile of rods and reels. I fish quiet often in a canoe and all my tournaments as a non-boater. I never take more than 4 rods and reels with me. I let the time of year and conditions dictate what I will be fishing and I adjust accordingly.

Before I had all my set-ups I could do all my fishing with just the 4 combos that I had. Maybe they were not ideal, but I made do and had to retie more often than those with more combos.

Guess what I think that I am a better fisherman for it.

SoFlaBassAddict reply :

I've got for more rods and reels than I can ever use on any given day, both freshwater and saltwater. Call me a collector.

When bass fishing, if I'm in my small boat, I'll usually have six or seven. If I'm on somebody else's boat, I try to limit myself to five rods.

bigbill reply :

To me i can adapt to any rod that has the right taper and backbone for the lures its going to use. I use all rods that were on sale. I do prefer to use the better quality reels. I'll list the setups i use from shore. I carry all these with me because each lure runs different and we need to use the corret rod and line weight for the best action.

1. Topwater 7' HD rod with 14# test Okuma spinning reel (rod cost $15)

2. Crankbait rod 6'6'' MD/HD rod with 12# test Fin-nor spinning reel (rod cost $12)

3. Plastics rod 6'6'' MD with 17# test with a Quantum spinning reel (rod cost $19)

4. Spinnerbait / in;line spinner rod 6' MD with 10# test with a Viva spinning reel (rod costs $25)

5. Small lure rod 5'6'' with a Viva spinning reel with 8# test (rod cost $4)

I stock about 50 to 75 rods inhouse. Years ago gofishing.com had plenty of good rods at awesome prices. Now trying to find a good affordable rod is very rare. Dicks sporting goods had the fin-nor rods on sale at one time. The best time to shop is the eary springtime when there clearing out there old stock on sale. My tackle room probably has more stuff than a mom & pop bait shop. I figure i'm so far ahead if the bottom ever falls out of the ecomony that bad i can still fish to eat for decades.

I mainly use affordable out dated rods, with good quality reels and good line for bass / trout fishing. My fly rods cost me way more $$. Sorry but i'm very frugal and live / survive on a tight budget. I can spend $$ for the more expensive stuff but i have a bad habit in the dark with closing my rod tips in the car door. So i stay with the lower priced rods. I broke a brand new $100 fly rod the first night out in the car door.

SirSnookalot reply :

If I limited my fishing only to freshwater, or only inshore or only offshore, I probably would own no more than 4 combos, but I fish all 3. I'm overstocked on my inshore rods, probably because that's what I like doing best.

As it stands I'm in the market for nothing and most likely will only buy if I need to replace something. Yeah right ! lol

K_Mac reply :

Roadwarrior has posted this many times over the years. It is very good advice.

Quote
For enthusiasts, technique specific gear is fun
to collect. However, three rigs cover all the

basics:

#1 6 1/2' or 7' MH baitcaster for jigs, some

soft plastics and spinnerbaits

#2 6 1/2' or 7' MM baitcaster for treble hook

lures

#3 7' MF spinning rod for lighter lures and a

variety of techniques

SoFlaBassAddict reply :

On 4/13/2012 at 12:15 AM, SirSnookalot said:

As it stands I'm in the market for nothing and most likely will only buy if I need to replace something. Yeah right ! lol

Good luck with that one. Rofl

I've just started building up my inshore specific stuff. Hehe. Thank God I'm single and don't have to answer to a wife.

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