2 Rods For Same Application

[buzzfrog]

idk if bait monkey has got me or I just like hoarding different rods or maybe I need them . but I notice I have 2x T-rigging rods, 2x crankbait rods and want a second frog rod. anyone else like this. I mean I have a 6'10 for smaller worms and dragging jig, but I also have the 7'2 or 7'3(cant remember) *** for bigger T rigs, 7" worms and more. I have a all star M rod for traps and smaller cranks, but have a MH veratas winch for up to Dt10 or cranks up to 10 ft. I have my custom made frog rod but the 7'4 legend ad the tatula rods are calling me. Then I have a 6' and 7'1 spinnerbait rod. all of them do have valid uses. anyone else like me, have 2 rods for almost same application.. just a fun thread I guess

[wnybassman]

Having spare gear?   Not me, never!     lol

[lmbfisherman]

Of course I do.   Sometimes the situation may call for 2 different colors, two different sizes or two,..three..four different types! (Worm creature baits tubes frogs..on and on)

[buzzfrog]

Of course I do.   Sometimes the situation may call for 2 different colors, two different sizes or two,..three..four different types! (Worm creature baits tubes frogs..on and on)

yes my reason exactly, I need 2 frog rods, because of the smaller and larger size. that justifies it

[mjseverson24]

The only techniques I only have one rod for is punching and c-rigs, everything else is 3-5 combos deep (cranks, frogs, t-rigs, jigs, spinnerbait/swimjigs, jerkbait/topwater, finesse) Fishing tournaments it really helps to have multiples of each technique.  

 

Mitch

[The Rooster]

It seemed I was on my way to this same level and I caught myself heading there and turned back. I can only justify two cranking rods for different diving depths of baits, needing different ratio reels, longer rod/shorter rod, maybe even different line. Otherwise I no longer have technique specific rods, I have generalized rods that cover a lot of things, like my 6'6" MH/F rod with 7.1:1 reel, it is for covering spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, chatterbaits, jigs, plastics, and sometimes a topwater frog. All of my rods must do several different baits so that I can get by with just 3-4 rods total. I'm just so tired of having 6-7 rods spread out an in my way on deck. I see some of you will have upwards of 10. Not my style anymore.

[tomustang]

It would be more wrong if you didn't feel like that

[Maico1]

How about 5....It is all because of those d**n little Conquests.

[Teal]

Yup.

[FlipnLimits]

Nothing wrong with multiple uses for the same rod.  I use one rod type for 5 different setups. This happens because I like to frog with the same rod as I jig with, for example. 

[buzzfrog]

when I get a chance to go on the family toon or or with friends it is 8-10 rods but yea on shore, 4 max, so I guess when I fish the shore i like rods  the have mulitple uses, thus my 6'10 I try to tak 3 usefull, in all situation type  rods then the 4th is dealers choice, usally a frog or buzzbait. idk fun topic I wanted to see opnions on

[roadwarrior]

Well, that seems pretty normanl to me.Over the years I have gone technique specific but there is a lot of overlap!

[Lucky Craft Man]

Well, I have recently changed my philosophy.  I used to have over 30 bass rods, all of which were extremely technique specific (e.g., Frog Rod, Toad Rod, Lipless Crankbait Rod, Weightless Worm Rod, etc.).  Over time I realized that half of these rods just never made the trip (as I have only so much space on the boat).  So I recently started selling off those rods and gathering a collection of higher end rods that can serve multiple functions (e.g., My Spinnerbait and Topwater rod were sold for a rod that can essentially fish both).  Preparation for a trip seems so much simpler now, because I know exactly which rods are going with me dependent on the time of year (and there is no deciding between a T-Rig Rod or a Jig Rod). 

[new2BC4bass]

Well, I have recently changed my philosophy.  I used to have over 30 bass rods, all of which were extremely technique specific (e.g., Frog Rod, Toad Rod, Lipless Crankbait Rod, Weightless Worm Rod, etc.).  Over time I realized that half of these rods just never made the trip (as I have only so much space on the boat).  So I recently started selling off those rods and gathering a collection of higher end rods that can serve multiple functions (e.g., My Spinnerbait and Topwater rod were sold for a rod that can essentially fish both).  Preparation for a trip seems so much simpler now, because I know exactly which rods are going with me dependent on the time of year (and there is no deciding between a T-Rig Rod or a Jig Rod). 

 

Writing down the reels as I thought of them, I came up with 39 baitcast reels.  Haven't tried counting my rods, but the casting rods are in the mid 20s.  However, unlike you, mine are not all technique specific.  Most of my rods have fast actions for versatility.  I think most of us are limited with how many rods we can take.  I might throw 8-10 in the car, but it isn't often that all will get used on the same trip.  I too have reached the point where selling off a few rods and reels would be a good thing.  BUT...which ones.  Therein lays the problem.  It is hard for me to let anything go, even when they see no or very little use.  The possibility is there that I might want to use them one day. 

 

I have this hope that I can one day retire to Florida for a few years before expiring, and spend my last days making use of everyone of those rods and reels. 

[The Rooster]

Writing down the reels as I thought of them, I came up with 39 baitcast reels.  Haven't tried counting my rods, but the casting rods are in the mid 20s.  However, unlike you, mine are not all technique specific.  Most of my rods have fast actions for versatility.  I think most of us are limited with how many rods we can take.  I might throw 8-10 in the car, but it isn't often that all will get used on the same trip.  I too have reached the point where selling off a few rods and reels would be a good thing.  BUT...which ones.  Therein lays the problem.  It is hard for me to let anything go, even when they see no or very little use.  The possibility is there that I might want to use them one day. 

 

I have this hope that I can one day retire to Florida for a few years before expiring, and spend my last days making use of everyone of those rods and reels. 

I was just like this before, but it got to where I was frustrated, trying to take them all at once (I didn't have as many as you, if I had I'd have known I couldn't take them all). When I would bank fish I'd have 7 or 8 rods in the truck bed, and take 3 or 4 at once out, use them, then maybe return two of them and grab two more. When on the boat I'd just take them all, and they were a tangled mess, and over half of them laid there unused. So I began selling off some of my stuff. I've sold 5 reels now, and one rod, and gave one rod away. I have several empty rods here still waiting to get sold. It's harder to sell those since it must be locally. I don't want to hassle with rod shipping. I still have 5 useable combos left.

[WIGuide]

I kind of have the two rod system. What I've tried to do though is have one rod for the technique and size bait I use most frequently, and then have a few other rods that are more all around so I can use them for multiple applications. For instance, I have a 6'6" M/F I use for my lighter and weightless soft plastics and I've got a MH/F for my heavier plastics. I can also use that MH/F as a secondary frog rod, spinnerbait, swim jig, or a few other techniques. This way I don't have to keep a bundle of rods the size of a tree trunk with me at all times to feel like I'm ready. I can narrow down what I'm going to do and keep them rigged up that way for a day.