Looking To Buy A Good Multipurpose Rod

[Big Stick Joe]

Hey guys,

I need help trying to figure out a good rod for a lot of different uses. This is going to be my utility rod. I want to throw T-Rig soft plastics, Shakey Head, Spinnerbaits and Rat-L-Trap. Med/Hvy fast action rod? Also since i'm on the subject, Fluro or Mono?

Thanks guys.

Joe

[triwbass]

I have such a rod its a falcon lowrider xg bcc5-17 i use 10lb pline cxx with kvd line and lure and have a curad 50e on it and can do it all or most all......

[riskkid 2]

I assume you are using a baitcaster. If that is the case you are going in the right direction with a MH fast action rod. I would go with flouro.

[Big Stick Joe]

Sorry, yes a bait caster is where I'm looking. I fished a tourney last week and realized just how important it is for a "utility" rod.

[roadwarrior]

MBR 844C

[tomustang]

My sig. Also try copolymer.

[outdoorsman110]

Ugly Stick, now I know what you're thinking. " ew no " but I have 20 ugly stick lites, 7 1/2', 7', 6 1/2', they are awesome for all around rods, and they can be beat up.

[Quitlimpin]

MBR 844C

Gotta second this. Not my favorite rod, but if I could only carry one, this would be it. Great for a ton of applications.

[nvhsaccel]

A rod that's 7 foot MH in my opinion because there are many rigs you can fish with this.

[Mike__D]

7 foot MH st.croix elite! One of if not the best all purpose rods out there...

Mike D

[deep]

A rod that's 7 foot MH in my opinion because there are many rigs you can fish with this.

X2

I have a Shimano Compre 7' MH/F with a Citica 201E that I can throw almost anything on. Spooled with 12 lb Sufix Siege. Works for me.

[Stasher1]

Ugly Stick, now I know what you're thinking. " ew no " but I have 20 ugly stick lites, 7 1/2', 7', 6 1/2', they are awesome for all around rods, and they can be beat up.

A 7' MH Ugly Stick would probably be fine for lipless cranks, and maybe even usable for spinnerbaits, but they're FAR from ideal for t-rigged soft plastics and/or shaky heads. They just lack the sensitivity for contact baits, imo.

I have three of them down in my shop (one Ugly Stick Lite and two "standard" Ugly Sticks), and they just sit around collecting dust. Even my two oldest boys (9 & 12) won't use them.

[J Francho]

Any 7' MH/F rod and reel in your budget, spooled up with 12# CXX will work.

[jignfule]

MBR 844C

I love my mbr 844 glx and use it for jigs, light flipping, frogs, c-rig, even spinnerbait. but a mh/f is probably even more versitle.

[outdoorsman110]

A 7' MH Ugly Stick would probably be fine for lipless cranks, and maybe even usable for spinnerbaits, but they're FAR from ideal for t-rigged soft plastics and/or shaky heads. They just lack the sensitivity for contact baits, imo.

I have three of them down in my shop (one Ugly Stick Lite and two "standard" Ugly Sticks), and they just sit around collecting dust. Even my two oldest boys (9 & 12) won't use them.

haha, sorry ya don't like em. I use them for tube fishing. Works perfect. I also use them on my snakehead hunting excursions.

[Stasher1]

I never said I don't like them. I think they're great for catfishing, chasing panfish, or tossing crankbaits.

[.ghoti.]

My most versatile stick is a St Croix LTB 7' M-F, not a MH. I liked it so much, I bought another. A st croix medium is equivalent to most other med-heavy rods.

[Big Stick Joe]

WOW thank you everyone for replying. It sounds like 7' MH/F is where to go for this. Has anyone else noticed that wal-mart are now carrying Skeet Reese and KVD tour rods? SR are going for $89 and KVD for $129. Just thought that was strange to see.

Thanks again everyone.

[Stasher1]

WOW thank you everyone for replying. It sounds like 7' MH/F is where to go for this. Has anyone else noticed that wal-mart are now carrying Skeet Reese and KVD tour rods? SR are going for $89 and KVD for $129. Just thought that was strange to see.

Thanks again everyone.

Around here they're carrying Bucoos and Vendettas as well, along with the W&M Skeet Reese baitcaster, Falcon spinning reel, and the Abu Orra S and SX spinning models. Their prices are no better than BPS, though, so I think I'll pass on any $100+ rod from Walmart. The way they're crammed into the already over-crowded racks with all of the $10 rods is bound to cause some sort of damage.

[Edgy]

I have a sort of mix matched setup for my multipurpose rod. Well tbh, its the only baitcasting setup i have. I have a abu garcia silver max, spooled with 30lb spiderwire braid because i fish lakes with alot of weeds around my area. And the rod i got from a baitcasting combo from gander mountain. The reel broke within a week from just being used, i took care of it an everything. But the rod is good. Its a 7' MH. I might even be wrong, but i don't see the need for different rods and reels for different lures. I use anything from plastics to top water hard baits on this setup.

[smalljaw67]

I have a sort of mix matched setup for my multipurpose rod. Well tbh, its the only baitcasting setup i have. I have a abu garcia silver max, spooled with 30lb spiderwire braid because i fish lakes with alot of weeds around my area. And the rod i got from a baitcasting combo from gander mountain. The reel broke within a week from just being used, i took care of it an everything. But the rod is good. Its a 7' MH. I might even be wrong, but i don't see the need for different rods and reels for different lures. I use anything from plastics to top water hard baits on this setup.

You are right and you are wrong. While you can fish every lure with one set up, that is every lure that is in the rod and reels respective ranges of weight, you are really not being very efficent. The reason you have crankbait rods and flipping sticks and medium powered and medium heavy powered rods comes from years of people fishing and quite honestly, missing fish. When you miss a fish it is an "oh well" moment but when you begin to miss fish a lot you begin to wonder why, this is why we have different gear ratio reels, super sharp hooks in different sizes and so on. Saying you don't need more than one set up for everything is like saying all a golfer needs is one club, because that is how you see it. I can make a case for why a golfer needs one club, why does he need so many, if he is far from the hole he needs to swing harder, the closer he is he needs to swing softer. See where I'm going? Yes, you can use one set up for everything but it is much better to have set ups that are made to do what you want to the best of your ability, it also makes for an enjoyable time on the water when I'm not fighting my equipment or trying to fish a jig on a whippy rod or fish crankbaits with a pool cue. A staement like the one you made means you either are a new angler just learning or you don't take the art of angling too seriously and that is fine but in order to learn more or help others learn we need to look at everything with an open mind.

[roadwarrior]

Excellent response!

[Alpster]

You are right and you are wrong. While you can fish every lure with one set up, that is every lure that is in the rod and reels respective ranges of weight, you are really not being very efficent. The reason you have crankbait rods and flipping sticks and medium powered and medium heavy powered rods comes from years of people fishing and quite honestly, missing fish. When you miss a fish it is an "oh well" moment but when you begin to miss fish a lot you begin to wonder why, this is why we have different gear ratio reels, super sharp hooks in different sizes and so on. Saying you don't need more than one set up for everything is like saying all a golfer needs is one club, because that is how you see it. I can make a case for why a golfer needs one club, why does he need so many, if he is far from the hole he needs to swing harder, the closer he is he needs to swing softer. See where I'm going? Yes, you can use one set up for everything but it is much better to have set ups that are made to do what you want to the best of your ability, it also makes for an enjoyable time on the water when I'm not fighting my equipment or trying to fish a jig on a whippy rod or fish crankbaits with a pool cue. A staement like the one you made means you either are a new angler just learning or you don't take the art of angling too seriously and that is fine but in order to learn more or help others learn we need to look at everything with an open mind.

Well said!

[Bair]

Guess I'm bit of an oddball. My favorite utility rod is a Lamiglas Norwest Special, its a Salmon/ Steelhead rod. The thing is 8'6 with a medium action, plenty of backbone and very sensitive. I use it for pretty much everything, jigs, cranks, shakey heads, T Rigs, C Rigs, topwaters, you name it.

[piscicidal]

BSJ,

My "utility" setup is a Dobyns 735C with a Curado 200E7. Like a utility man in baseball...I can plug this guy into the lineup and he can play just about any position. I can (and do) use it for just about everything: paddletails, frogs, pitching plastics, spinnerbaits, jigs, C-rig, etc...

As you mentioned, it's very useful to have a utility rod that can pull double-duty, especially when tournament fishing where you might only be able to bring 5 or 6 sticks.