Why So Many Rods?

[Smallmouth Hunter]

Why not?

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It's fun to collect rods and reels. I'm not into collecting baits/lures as I stick with what works for the most part, but rods/reels are a different story.

[FishTank]

Because I can't afford a Ferrari.  

[Michiganbasser]

John G. Why do you say only to buy a Shimano reel. Shimanos are much more expensive than other brands and really I don't know if they compare. I have fished shimanos and abus and I have to say. My abus cast further, are a lot smoother, last longer and are cheaper. Shimanos are good and all but he said he cant afford too much so why would he spend so much on a shimano

[OntarioFishingGuy]

John G. Why do you say only to buy a Shimano reel. Shimanos are much more expensive than other brands and really I don't know if they compare. I have fished shimanos and abus and I have to say. My abus cast further, are a lot smoother, last longer and are cheaper. Shimanos are good and all but he said he cant afford too much so why would he spend so much on a shimano

3 things: First off, welcome to the forums. May I suggest posting in the 'introductions' forum. It will let us all get to know you better. Second, Shimano does not only make expensive products, they have a large entry level market as well. Finally, this thread was not about which brand was better, it was simply about someone who was curios as to why people have so many rods. That being said, welcome to BR, and good luck in your fishing.

[Michiganbasser]

Thanks for the welcome Ontariofiahingguy. I under stand what you are trying to say. Thanks. Also I didn't meen it that way. I just don't know why he was only telling him to buy a shimano.

[John G]

Thanks for the welcome Ontariofiahingguy. I under stand what you are trying to say. Thanks. Also I didn't meen it that way. I just don't know why he was only telling him to buy a shimano.

 

 

The part about buying a Shimano was actually an attempt at a little bit of humor on my part. Not that buying a Shimano is humorous but I figured at least one person would get worked up over it. LOL

[OntarioFishingGuy]

Thanks for the welcome Ontariofiahingguy. I under stand what you are trying to say. Thanks. Also I didn't meen it that way. I just don't know why he was only telling him to buy a shimano.

  

No problem man.

The part about buying a Shimano was actually an attempt at a little bit of humor on my part. Not that buying a Shimano is humorous but I figured at least one person would get worked up over it. LOL

LOL!

[Michiganbasser]

Wow John g. You got me. I like Shimano reels don't get me wrong. I just don't think they are right for starters.

[SirSnookalot]

We are influenced by what we watch on TV, reading fishing forums and articles on what it takes to catch fish.  No question having more than 1 combo with you does allow more techniques to be fished more conveniently.  Is it a must, of course not but it's nice to have.  I have many rods and reels, as a rule I have but one with me at any given time. I don't feel any great hardship suffered adapting various techniques and lures to what I have with me at that time.  From a standpoint of learning how to fish you may better off with 1 or 2 combos before getting technique specific, may not be a bad way to go.

[Munkin]

6-6 M Spinning with 8-10lb line would be my first rod

6-6MH Baitcasting with 12lb mono line would be my second rod

 

Now personally I bought a bigger boat just so I could have more storage space but I could survive with those two outfits stated above. With that being said I hate to re-tie so it is nice just to set one rod down and pick up another.

 

Allen

[GANGGREEN]

I probably own 30 outfits if you include flyfishing gear and trolling gear.  At any one time, there will always be at least 5 or 6 outfits in my boat, BUT, I suspect that as often as not, I'll pick up one outfit and fish with it for the entire day, never putting it down or switching it out.  Admittedly, the outfit that I choose will be dependent on my target species and technique for the day but as others have pointed out, you can fish most techniques with a single outfit if you choose wisely.  Now, admittedly, there are those days when I'll switch target species during the day, when the fishing's really horrible and I get desperate or when the fishing is so good that I simply get bored and want to try a different outfit but I've spent hundreds of days fishing with one rod/reel combo for the entire day.

 

As the others have pointed out, I suspect that most of the guys on the board who have 10, 15, 20 outfits or more can afford to have them and see fishing as their primary hobby so there's nothing wrong with it but I think everyone on this board would probably agree that they could get by with one or two combos if they absolutely had to.

[RSM789]

Put another way, multiple rigs allow you different presentations to a target quickly.

 

For example, the main cover at my home lake is docks.  Often I'll make a cast or two with a topwater or crankbait along a dock to see if there is an active fish there.  Then I'll throw a plastic worm or jig to the deeper corners to try to catch any bass suspending there or hanging off the edges.  Finally, I may skip a wacky rigged Senko way back under the dock, to get to those fish hiding back in the dark, especially if it is midday & sunny. 

 

it is fun to pull multiple fish from the same cover with different techniques.  Multiple rods allow you to do that.

[Dillo]

I am in your same position. I have 2 rods: 1 for bass (M 6'6 spinning) and one for trout and panfish (ul 5ft spinning). You just learn to adjust. I just dont use big swimbaits, for instance, because i dont have the right setup.