If You Could Only Use 1 Rod What Would It Be?

[Tugmaster]

I guess the title kind of explains it. I'm talking spinning rod. Granted different lengths, tip actions and butt stiffness work well for one type of fishing but not be as good for a other. I.E. a rod that works reall we'll for fishing soft plastics may not be as good for fishing top water.

What if you only had one rod to do it all? What would you look for? 7'? 6'6"? What tip? Fast, extra fast?

That stiffness? M/L, M, M/H?

I see a lot of guys that go out with multiple rods. But if you only take one what would it be?

Thanks, Todd

[MarkH024]

This topic is beaten like a dead horse.  Seeing that you're new, try the search function up top and you'll find most questions have been answered at least once if not more. 

 

7' M/Fast  or 7' MH/Fast are  great all around choices.  

[NEjitterbugger]

7'MH Fast

[smalljaw67]

Spinning rod huh? Well, depends on what you are going to fish but if you keep the baits within say, 3/8oz then I'd go with a 6'10" Medium power, fast action spinning rod, this will let you throw the light stuff as well as some decent sized baits, the length will allow good distance yet is still manageable for accuracy and allowing you to work a jerkbait or topwater without smacking the water on a consistent basis.

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

My all-purpose rod is 7' Medium power Fast action has a lure rating though of 1/4 to 3/4 ounce which is what other medium-heavy rods are rated. So be sure to check lure rating as well and look for 1/4-3/4 ounce rating.

[rippin-lips]

Well seeing as I only have 1 spinning rod since I can't stand finesse fishing it would be my 7' med okuma evx 1/4-5/8 lure rating.

[Mike2841]

7 ft mh so I could throw frogs, and some other stuff too I guess...

[tomustang]

I use a 6'10 MXF for my all around spinning rod, with 10lb line it's versatile enough for me with many different techniques.

[David P]

7'4 Medium Fast Tip

[SirSnookalot]

Do your own experimenting on the waters you fish with the kind of baits you like to use.  My rod may or may not have any bearing on what's best for some one else.  My advice is to learn on your own, in the long run you'll be better off.

[Bankbeater]

7'0" mh fast.

[MacP]

I fish with a medium fast 6'8" spinning rod for drop shots and plastics on the bottom.

 

All my other fishing is done with bait casters.  I can't stand cranking/topwater & walking on spinning now.

[AMAC]

A Denali Jadewood 7'0 mh mod fast

[Delaware Valley Tackle]

Do your own experimenting on the waters you fish with the kind of baits you like to use.  My rod may or may not have any bearing on what's best for some one else.  My advice is to learn on your own, in the long run you'll be better off.

X2 Too many variables such as cover, baits... Also being here in the Northeast my choice would be a 7' M/F. I do however find myself leaning more & more toward a ML for spinning apps.

[roadwarrior]

6 1/2'- 7' MF or MXF 

 

Three specific recommendations:

 

Pinnacle Perfecta DHC5-681SPM  http://www.pinnaclefishing.com/shop/p-137-perfecta-dhc5.aspx#page=page-1

 

Avid AVS68MXF http://www.stcroixrods.com/product/avid-series-spinning

 

LES70MF   http://www.stcroixrods.com/product/freshwater-legend-elite

 

 

[Felix77]

This one is easy for me.  My all purpose rod is a 6'6" MH F Spinning Rod.  I pair it with a spinning setup which has 10lb braid.

 

I use this thing for everything and I mean everything.  Easy enough to add a Fluoro leader too if needed.

 

This is my go-to setup for tournaments and I also have a travel rod (3 piece BPS Extreme) which goes with me on trips.  I even have my original 6'6" 2 Piece which I bought at Wal-Mart in my car for those emergency fishing moments.  

[Drewski73]

If I could only own one spinning rod, Id probably be on golfresource.com right now.....

[kickerfish1]

One spinning rod me would probably be a 7'2 medium xf shimano cumara drop shot rod. I don't believe there is one spinning rod that could effectively fish all the baits I would ask it to. I would need a second spinning rod with a bit more power as well. I commonly fish flickshakes, dropshots, tubes, shakeyheads, light suspending jerkbaits, finesse hair jigs, and some split shot rigs. If I am on a finesse bite I typically have about 6 spinning rods with me in the boat to cover the above mentioned techniques.

I would have to source a different rod from any I currently own to fish everything on one rod.

[skeletor6]

If this were the case then forget about versatility. One could only fish a few techniques effectively. Go light, you're missing heavy, go heavy you're missing light, go in-between you're too heavy or too light. My buddy will often use a 6'6' M/F spinning rod. The only rod he will have, goes out and throws frogs, and weighted jigs/texas rigs. He misses so many fish. Sure, you can do it, but it is not effective.

[new2BC4bass]

Since I use a baitcaster for everything I can, my one spinning rod would probably be my Elite Tech MF 1/8-5/8 locally.  For when in FL with my bro-in-law, my Cielo MHF, for panfish a 6' Lightning (no markings left, and about 40 years old).

 

I would love to try a Perfecta from the reviews I have read.

[SirSnookalot]

An experienced fisherman can do it just about everything with 1 spinning combo that would be able to span several fish species.  I don't do this often as I own what I want for each specific situation.  I fish at the ocean every morning and one of my favorites is a 7'6 med spinning rod casting from a 1/4 ounce to an ounce using a wide variety of lures.  Hard baits, soft baits, jigs, spoons, topwater and some I can't think of off the top of my head.  I catch fish from 1 lb to 40#, just matter of knowing how to land them.  I won't have a preferred bass set up with me but I'll stop and do some bass or snakehead fishing using the same rod with a variety of bass type lures including frogs.  I don't see any overwhelming difficulty in pulling a good fish our of cover, a good fisherman is not going to struggle and not going to miss many fish.  About the only thing I can't do is throw heavy swimbaits, but I don't really care to anyway.

[BradGuenette]

Dobyns Champion 734 most versatile stick I own!

[kickerfish1]

Dobyns Champion 734 most versatile stick I own!

Indeed, but the OP is specifically referring to spinning rods only.

[Mike L]

Phenix M/XF M1.

I swear I can't put that rod down!

 

 

 

 

Mike

[CWB]

In response to the OP's question, I would go with my 7'0 mf Veritas. Perhaps he fishes from shore and can only use one rod. There are times like that when you do need to choose only one setup. If thats the case, spinning is the way to go.