Perfect Arsenal

[tylerwyp]

Hey guys! Just thought about this and curious what others think. If you could ONLY have 3 setups (all bait casting) in your boat (or on land) what would they be? length power action and line

[iabass8]

72 MHM /w 12lb fluoro

744 /w 15lb fluoro

765 /w 65lb braid

[BradGuenette]

743-14lb fluoro

744-18lb fluro

745-20lb fluro

[roadwarrior]

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

[new2BC4bass]

Recently received a few more rods that I haven't had a chance to use yet, but out of those I have used

 

Zillion Flip and Pitch-TD-Z103HL Type R-55# Samurai Braid

Cumara 7'2" MHF-Fuego-10# Fluorocarbon currently but would prefer 12# for all-around use

Fenwick Smallmouh 6' 10" MF-Curado 51E-8# Sufix Elite

 

I would choose these 3 in order to cover as many techniques as possible, but please don't make me pick just three!

[BradGuenette]

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

All you need is three? Tell me how you would go about fishing heavy grass/cover with any of those choices?

[tylerwyp]

Great replys guys! Mine would be...

7ft MH Fast with fluorocarbon for jigs texas rigs

7ft M Mod with fluorocarbon for cranks

7ft MH Fast with braid for topwater frogs or flipping/pitching

[lmbfisherman]

1. 7' MH/F - Jigs, Plastics, Spinnerbaits..etc

2. 7' Medium/F - Treble Hooks and other lighter lures/baits

3. 6' 1/2 - 7' Spinning for weightless and very light baits.

[LIBassin92]

id say  

 

- 7'' medium w/ 12lb fluro - unweighted soft plastics, crainkbaits

- 7'' medium heavy w/ 17lb mono - Spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, swim jigs (up to 3/8 ounce), jerk baits, weighted soft plastics, and topwater

- 7'2'' medium heavy w/ 65lb braid - Frogs, jigs 

[JellyMan]

I can fish anything with my 6'2 MH with Floroclear line. Worms, jigs, top water, cranks, flipping, weightless plastics, ect.

 

I just slap a swivel clasp on there and change baits on the fly. 

[rockchalk06]

7' H with burner reel for jigs. That will cover everything jig wise for me. Can also use as a swim bait rod, frog rod and flipping.

7' MH with burner reel for for plastics. That will cover Tubes, Texas rigs, small jigs, top water and jerk baits

7' MH moderate for cranks. This would cover all cranking for me.

[KYntucky Warmouth]

7'M-F/5.8 or 6.1 reel - topwater, cranks, jerkbaits, tubes

7'MH-F/6.4 reel - plastics, lipless cranks, spinnerbaits, smaller jigs

7'H-F/7.1 reel - plastics, jigs, Carolina rig, line through swimbaits

[roadwarrior]

All you need is three? Tell me how you would go about fishing heavy grass/cover with any of those choices?

I don't have any issues. Last weekend at Pickkwick it was all about milfoil. 32 bass, 28 on jerkbaits,

4 on Red Eye Shad. However, I think you are missing the point. These three rigs are a foundation

to build on. Then, for many of us, we start to collect equipment for "special purposes". Although

these three suggestions cover a broad range of applications, there are better tools for specific 

tasks.

 

Anyone who fishes deep crankbaits a lot knows they really NEED a powerful rod with a moderate

or slow tip and a reel with low gear ratio and torque. The Rig and large swimbaits really require

heavier gear. Punching grass on Lake Okeechobee, ya think? This list goes on and on if you get

into "technique specific" fishing tackle. You can catch fish with a cane pole and kite string, but I

have 17 rigs and will undoubtedly be adding to my collection.

 

 

 

p.s. Rick Clunn and our very own Big O fish EVERYTHING on one rod. They have multiple rods,

but they are all the same!

[skeletor6]

Dobyns 705CB Glass 12lb Mono

NRX 893 12lb Tatsu

GLX 894c  12lb Tatsu

[Raul]

All you need is three? Tell me how you would go about fishing heavy grass/cover with any of those choices?

 

I can downsize to 3 setups, the problem is, with all the stuff I´ve got it´s going to be hard for me to choose which ones I like more ( rods and reels ) to make those 3 "perfect" combos really perfect ...... let´s see ... for crankin ----> GLoomis CBR785; for spinnerbaitin´, small swimbaitin´ ( less than 1 1/2" oz ), jiggin´ , chatterbaitin´, punchin´ N' stuff like that ----> GLoomis MBR785; for wormin´, "light " stuffin´n´such ---> GLoomis MBR783. Now, where the thing gets hairy is choosin them reels .......

[The Rooster]

6'6" MH/MF, 1/4 - 1 oz. lure rate, with 12 - 14 pound mono type line for crankbaits, jerkbaits, lipless baits, and topwaters

6'6" MH/F, 1/4 - 1 oz. lure rate, with 14 pound fluorocarbon line for jigs, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, and plastics rigs

6'6" M/F, 1/4 - 3/4 oz. lure rate, with 10 pound mono type line with Shimano baitcaster for any light lures too light for each of the others. Also shaky heads and other finesse plastics rigs, inline spinners, and topwaters (this rod would have to replace my spinning rod, hence the Shimano reel, they cast so effortlessly). I would throw as low as 1/8 oz. baits on this rod, but I went with 1/4 oz. as the bottom end because I want this rod not to be whippy. The Shimano reel will ensure the cast is effective with lighter than recommended baits.