Amount Of Rods And Reels

[MichiganFishing1997]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

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[ww2farmer]

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]

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]

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]

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

[scrutch]

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]

thanks!

[LgMouthGambler]

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]

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

[LgMouthGambler]

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]

Okay that definitely means something.

[MN_SONNEN_ANGLER]

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!