How Many Rods Do You Use. 2024

gmd13 reply :

So im going to put some thign out right now , i did not do alot of fishing till this past year where my wife grewup fishing. i was telling her i was going to buy a abu garcia silvermax to go with my promax . she is like why you dont need any more then one. i did not argue with her over this and just kinda move away from the topic. ill buy it when i get back from afghan. my question is is she right can you just use one rod reel with the same high gear and just switch lures ?

BenBassmaster reply :

You can, but for me the more rods you have for Bass fishing the less time you use for tying on lures. That equals more fishing time and less line waisted. People use different rods and reels combos to fish a technique better.

Catt reply :

Could I get by with 1 rod? Probably

But I will shock most because I not only fish tournaments with 5 rods I win.

Mike2841 reply :

I use 3

thehooligan reply :

I have 8 rods, i typically use 2-3.

flyfisher reply :

Of course you can fish with one rod but depending on teh style of fishing you enjoy that one rod may not cover all techniques well. If i had to pick just one rod it would be a 7'MHF casting rod as a good do it all rod.

Personally i take 5 give or take: 2 spinning, 3 casting with one being a crankbait specific rod. Now when i am fly fishing i usually only take one, sometimes 2 but I can pretty much fish all types of flies on the one rod.

derekxec reply :

i have a bunch of rods for salt/fresh/flats etc but when i go bass fishing i only take one spinning rod...flats fishing i only take 1 spinning rod...bottom fishing ill take 2-3 rods (1 for bottom bait and 1 or 2 for casting lures)...even when i fish out of my boat which normally ill only be fishing dock lights for snook i only take 1-2 rods (in case one happens to break)

00 mod reply :

Is this a trick question? Is my wife gonna read this? If so I use all of them every time. And I still need a couple more.

If she is not gonna read this, I try and only take 4-5 each time out. That is if I have someone else in the boat with me. If by myself, I usually take 8 or so.

If she is reading this I normally take 20-30 even when I go pond hopping around the corner!!!! :eyebrows:

Jeff

wnybassman reply :

EvanT123 reply :

If that's all you have sure fish away. If you don't have a spinning rod and reel buy one. Then you will have an answer for your wife.

Jrob78 reply :

I think wnybassman has said that all that really needs to be said.

THE BASS WHISPERER reply :

On 8/7/2013 at 9:48 AM, gmd13 said:
So im going to put some thign out right now , i did not do alot of fishing till this past year where my wife grewup fishing. i was telling her i was going to buy a abu garcia silvermax to go with my promax . she is like why you dont need any more then one. i did not argue with her over this and just kinda move away from the topic. ill buy it when i get back from afghan. my question is is she right can you just use one rod reel with the same high gear and just switch lures ?

ASK YOUR WIFE WHY SHE HAS SO MANY SHOES!! tell her "its what i do" !!! problem solved! Then tell her to get in the kitchen and make you a turkey pot pie!!!! ( just kidding)

mjseverson24 reply :

I usually bring around 30 combos with, and throughout the day I will generally use every one of them. typically only 4-5 of the rods tend to produce decent numbers of fish though, but it is rarely the same five so that is why all 30 come along.

Mitch

georgeyew reply :

I mostly fish from the bank so I like to keep my gear as light as possible. So I typically use only one rod for everything.

tomustang reply :

How many rods do I use? or How many rods do I own?

Bankbeater reply :

I usually take four with me when I go out.

new2BC4bass reply :

On 8/7/2013 at 12:42 PM, tomustang said:

How many rods do I use? or How many rods do I own?

Does it matter? I'll bet your wife has more you lucky dog.

moguy1973 reply :

I have 4 rods, but usually only use 2 unless I'm out on big water in a boat and in that case I take all 4. The other day on my kayak I took 2. One for top water and one for jigging.

5dollarsplash reply :

5 or 6 usually end up being used. I try to cut back on what I take out with me, but then I'll have a moment of "What if they only want to bite on heavy carolina rigs? Or extra light drop shot?" I've got setups for these techniques that need in the boat!

MarkH024 reply :

If I'm fishing solo, I take 6-7 with me out. If I have anyone else in the boat then i cut down to 4 or 5 tops. Only for the fact that my boat is on the smaller side and the rods don't fit in the lockers so they're always out.

bigbill reply :

I get made fun of by my buddy when I bring 5 rod setups to use from shore. I have even more.

1. Topwater / Crankbait / Spinnerbait Pike setup 7' 25lb test

2. Topwater bass setup 7' 20lb test

3. Crankbait bass setup med to large cranks 6'6" 12lb test

4. Crankbait bass setup small cranks 6' 8lb test

5. Spinnerbait bass setup 6'6" 14lb test

6. Spinner bait / inline spinner bass setup 6'6" 10lb test

7. Plastics rig setup. 6' 17lb test

8. Light lure rod setup spin fly 5'6" 6 lb test.

I must have about 25 New rods sitting in the rack too. Fishing from shore I take 5 rod setups most of the time. Number #2, #4, #6, #7 & #8 are always with me. I do find the line test does effect the lure action. I have gone to a higher test line were it doesn't matter on my topwater and plastiss.

In a boat most of them go with me plus my five tackle boxes if there is room

aavery2 reply :

All of them....

S Hovanec reply :

Usually I'll use 4 in a day on the water. 3 dropshot and 1 tube.

Felix77 reply :

For any given tournament I use 6 rods.

1 - jig/punchy stuff

2 - trig plastic

3 - top water

4 - drop shot

5 - weightless plastic

6 - spinnerbait

.ghoti. reply :

The rod rack I've built into my Jeep holds eight combos, but it's a jigsaw puzzle getting eight actually in. I usually take six. Which six depends on the trip.

new2BC4bass reply :

I carry 2 rods when walking the shore, but there are always several more in the car. I'll take 4 or 5 when in my small Porta-Bote. Always more in the car. Would love a 19-20 foot bass boat where I could store 20-30 rods.

1. Last year a Fenwick Elite Tech Smallmouth 6'10" MF with Curado 51E and 8# mono went along for lighter baits. I love this combo, but over the winter I picked up another outfit that handles even lighter lures with ease.

2. An older Cumara 7'2" MHF with Fuego and 10# fluoro gets called upon for plastics on the bottom.

3 I like the Smallmouth 6'9" MXF with Zillion and 12# mono for topwater when I tried it. Topwater is something I am just getting into. Love that Zillion, but may try a couple lighter reels on this rod & stick the Zillion on a MH.

4. A 7' Cara Fuego 12# mono for crankbaits and a V.I.P Smallmouth with Black Max 1600.

5. Jigs 7' MHF Techna AV and STX-L with 40# Performance. Handles frogs as well. Going to try an RX-8 MHF with fluoro, reel undecided yet.

6. Panfish 7'2" River Runner Daiwa 1500CU Sufix 832 10# Ghost.

Most of my rods are not technique specific. They often get used for about anything I want to throw. I'll throw crankbaits on a Fast if one of the dedicated outfits isn't on board.

gmd13 reply :

On 8/7/2013 at 10:31 AM, 00 mod said:

Is this a trick question? Is my wife gonna read this? If so I use all of them every time. And I still need a couple more.

If she is not gonna read this, I try and only take 4-5 each time out. That is if I have someone else in the boat with me. If by myself, I usually take 8 or so.

If she is reading this I normally take 20-30 even when I go pond hopping around the corner!!!! :eyebrows:

Jeff

some one knows the bro code lmao

gmd13 reply :

On 8/7/2013 at 11:26 AM, fishdaddyd said:
ASK YOUR WIFE WHY SHE HAS SO MANY SHOES!! tell her "its what i do" !!! problem solved! Then tell her to get in the kitchen and make you a turkey pot pie!!!! ( just kidding)

you see the problem is she would probly out fish and hunt most guys on this site then skin hide, bucher , and cook what ever you want lol her papy made dam sure she could do it all, farm hunt raise cow, pigs, chickens, hunt and fish. you want to work on a harley, drink beer, run around baltimore city im your man, i can survive to get out the woods, but thats about all i got lol but i am getting back in to the woods and on the water.

kickerfish1 reply :

I own over two dozen. Some general purpose and some only get used for one technique maybe a few times a year. Depending upon the trip or day plan it could be as few as 2 to as many as 15 for long days in the boat. Probably most comfortbale having 8 with me if I had to put a number on it.

TBendBassin reply :

I usually have around 25-30 in the boat... But I usually only have around 5-7 on the deck

buzzed bait reply :

I fish from a kayak, so space is limited. But i recently created some rod holders out of PVC and they're attached to my crate on the back of the yak. Those holders plus the ones that came on the kayak allow for 7 rods. Although i generally take no more than 5. I will usually have 2 spinning rods and 3 casting rods. Again, you can get the job done with minimal number of rods but after time you'll start to acquire more and more gear.....

RAMBLER reply :

I take 6-9 outfits. Four or five of spinning and baitcasting, all rigged with what I want to use for the particular water/conditions, etc. I generally use them all until I find the good pattern and then stick with 1-3 the rest of the day.

Greeneye8181 reply :

Early season with light vegetation and cold water I take 2: Chatterbait and texas rig plastic

Mid-season I take 4-5 because I start using crankbaits and topwater.

Late season I take 3: Senko, texas rig plastic, and frog.

ww2farmer reply :

One at a time. But I carry these in the boat:

Spinning

UL.....for panfishing

Drop shot

Flick shake

Dock skipping

Shaky head/tube

Casting:

Frog/Swimjig/spinnerbait

Senko/soft jerkbait

Dropshot

Flipping/Punching

Jerkbait/Topwater

2 Jig/T-rig pitching rods

Deep cranking

Shallow/mid/lipless cranking

Light cover jig/t-rig

Some do double duty, I 'll use one of my jig/t-rig rods for things like spinner baits, or C-rigging, and I 'll switch to faster action rods when I want to rip cranks out of grass.

Grantman83 reply :

I have 14 combos. That was whittled down from the 30 or so I had beforehand. Even this may be too much considering I fish from shore mostly. I take about 3 with me when I go walking. If I can fish on a boat, then I take 6 or seven. When I own a boat, it will be all of them.

It's an addiction for sure

.RM. reply :

One at a time.....

JellyMan reply :

You can fish with one but it will make your fishing extremely time consuming and not near as effective.

I have 4 as my minimum.

- weightless plastics

- jigs and fliping

- top water

- crank baits and spinner baits.

I put the appropriate line on each one and I am all set.

It just makes things a whole heck of a lot easier and much more effective!

skeletor6 reply :

8...and could use many more

iabass8 reply :

i try to keep it at 10 with me.

NEjitterbugger reply :

I have two hands, so 1 seems to work the best... 2 If your really talented...

cbass12 reply :

If using my boat I'll have about 10-12 with me, with a few of them that I dont use very often stowed in the rod locker just in case I feel the need to use them. If I'm in a friends boat I'll keep it around 6.

SudburyBasser reply :

Bank beating I carry one -- though I keep an extra combo in the Jeep in case of equipment failure, which saved my bacon earlier this week.

On the boat, and as a co-angler, I carry three combos: 1) spinning combo for finesse 2) casting combo for topwater 3) casting combo for crankbaits. Today I'm adding a fourth combo, casting, dedicated to flipping for a tournament this weekend where that technique is going to be pretty important. That's pretty much going to be the max though. I don't care how spacious it is, a lot of rods at the back of the boat is a pain in the rear.

Teal reply :

12-16 on the boat, I really only use 4-6 in a single day...just depends on what's going on. In the winter time, there were several times when I just put two rods on the deck and didn't have to get any rods out of the rod box. (Jerkbait rod and a 7'6H for deep jigs and pitching jigs on deeper boat docks.).

Darren. reply :

All depends on how you fish. Do you use multiple techniques, or lure types?

Me, I rarely fish anything but soft plastics. I used to carry up to 5 in my yak, but now I only carry 2 rods. Usually a spinning setup, and my Shimano Chronarch.

2 seems to be most efficient for me and my style. Sometimes I'll only take one out. I've come to the (current) conclusion that less is more.

Revival reply :

I only fish from shore so I only use one. In the past i have brought 2 but the areas to fish from was limited. Now i fish 2 ponds next to each other with a lot of area to work with. I am constantly moving so 1 is all I need. The ground surrounding the pond is full of duck crap so i wouldn't want to set another rod down anywhere either. If I fished from a boat i probably would bring more.

Hooligan reply :

Tournament practice load as a boater I generally have 35-37. As a non, generally 5-7. Tournament load if I am comfortable on a pattern around ten.

skeletor6 reply :

On 8/11/2013 at 12:37 AM, Hooligan said:
Tournament practice load as a boater I generally have 35-37. As a non, generally 5-7. Tournament load if I am comfortable on a pattern around ten.

Someday...

buzzfrog reply :

On 8/11/2013 at 12:37 AM, Hooligan said:
Tournament practice load as a boater I generally have 35-37. As a non, generally 5-7. Tournament load if I am comfortable on a pattern around ten.

Hooligan your my hero, 37 combos, and your PB says over 15, drooling atm, when my family had pontoon theyed chill, Id stay at front on trolling with 10-13 combos, just having a bawl. when I am co with a friend 6-7, when I am hitting shore, usally 3-4, if gf tags alone 5, she is an extra hand lmao

sarcazmo reply :

Honestly I try to limit myself to 5. Still running my aluminum boat and if I have a buddy any more than that gets a little crazy. I find that with 5 I can cover pretty much every presentation though.

wngan9447 reply :

Wow. Loaded questions.

I own 5. Usually I know where I'm planning to fish. I take two rods on most occasions.

Today I fished a new area and took 3.

All differeent styles. 1 BC and 2 spinning.

SirSnookalot reply :

I probably have at least double the number I really need. I fish for bass, peacocks and snakeheads, I fish saltwater from boats, jetties and beaches, I use different set ups for each venue. Freshwater I'll have 2 with, 1 stays in the car and I make a switch if I need to. I fish 1 rod on the beach, walking and casting with a 2-4000 reel and a medium rod most of the time. On the jettie I take 3, 1 set up is dedicated for a certain species, I'll have a light mh rod and and heavy mh rod (by that I mean max lure wts.) 4000 reels are pretty standard for me. Off shore I take 3, hvy inshore with a 60 size reel for casting, 40# rods both spinning and b/c for trolling and drifting with bait. I always have backups in the car in case of mechanical failure or getting spooled.

BryanM reply :

On the kayak, usually one, two at most.

On the bass boat 4 that I use regularly.

lmbfisherman reply :

I own 23 combos, I have rotations depending on weather, body of water and time of year. Usually I take the following:

Shore - 2 minimum, 3-4 normally. (Topwater, Jigs and Plastics and spinnerbaits/swim jigs)

Co-Angler - 5-6 depending on what I'm limited too.

Kayak - 6 I have 4 holders on the Kayak and added 2 more holders with PVC on my milk crate.

These are the combos I use the most, but usually every combo sees some time on the water (especially when I want a duplicate of one type of technique with different colors):

Fenwick Aetos - 7'6" H/F paired with Bantam Curado CU200B or Curado 200E7 - Flipping/pitching and heavy jigs

GLX 853C paired with CH50E Light to Medium Jig and Worm

GL2 893C paired with CH200E6 Swim Jigs and Spinnerbait

Veritas MH/F 7'3 with Citica G7 - Multipurpose

Fenwick ETS - 6'8" M/XF Shimano Symetre FI2500 - Weightless Flukes

Fenwick Aetos - 7' M/F paired with Shimano Stradic 2500 FJ - Dropshot/Shakyhead/Weightless Trick Worms

It's funny I can't seem to find a better "ALL PURPOSE" rod than my Veritas from all of the other combos I own. (Not saying another rod can't, just saying that Veritas is the most versatile I have in my arsenal...Jig and Worm, Spinnerbaits, frogs, flipping and pitching...) Just can do it all with the exception of light baits. These guys see the most work in my rotations, but not always..for instance just yesterday I had my Fenwick Aetos and ETS spinners with me and had ETS Casting 6'10 M/F and my Avid 6'6". I had the Avid tied on with a Hula Popper and the ETS Casting with a Texas rig weightless Curly Tail worm. I'm sure I could've fished with just one, but to me it's not fun changing lures frequently.

ChiCityBasser reply :

I have 13 setups and use 5-6 during tournament time

Dave P reply :

If I don't know what I'm getting into, 8 or 9. If I have a good idea, I take 5. Usually I'll use 2 or 3.

Grizzn N Bassin reply :

I have 14 set ups for bass. if im bank fishing I bring 3 depending on where im fishing some places have a lot for lily and scum which is where my heavy combos come in... out on the boat I bring about 6-8 also depending where im fishing.. but to answer you question yes you can use one rod... medium/ heavy is what I prefer on a baitcaster.. I do just fine on that if I'm going out with some buddies fishing.. most of the time im fishing by myself and really trying to learn as much as I can.. so having more combos ready at hand is better so im not re tying all the time..

olegs reply :

I use 5 setups. Three of them ( crankbaits,lipless crankbaits,spinnerbaits ) I use to find a bass, and two of them Senko and Texas Rig after fish is located.

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