How Many Rods Do You Carry When On The Bank?

[John G]

One and sometimes another in the truck.

[thehooligan]

Usually two casting setups, one for jerks/topwater, other for plastics

[ABW]

2 rods, my jig rod and an all purpose rod

[Arv]

I'm usually good with 2 or so.

[BassinLou]

I carry one outfit and a slingpack. If you plan on bank fishing for hours at a time, you have to be light and mobile. Carry a rig that serves as a multi-purpose combo. Inside my pack i have water, spools for leader material, and essential known baits that are known to catch me fish. Remember to apply sunscreen and have at it. Carrying more than one combo is an accident waiting to happen. Imho. You can step on it by accident fighting a nice fish, forget it by mistake, or worse get it stolen.

[doyle8218]

1

[Choporoz]

Depends.  There's some stretches where I can cover a lot of bank without traipsing through the woods and I still try to take four or five.    But, if there's any hiking, trees, or brush involved, I try to limit to two...sometimes three

[new2BC4bass]

When on the bank...........2 max.

 

However, there will be about 6 more in the car.

[buzzed bait]

2 or 3, but no more.

[TheSmilingSwordsman]

2.  One M/M spinning and one MH/F casting. 

 

With these two I can cover the majority of techniques that I commonly use from shore.  

[Steveo-1969]

Two rods for me when fishing from the bank.  One spinning and one baitcasting.  I feel I can use any needed technique with these two rods.

[Team9nine]

- 1 -

[kschultz76]

2-4, depends on the season and whether I have the pattern locked in. Most of my bank fishing is at the lake behind my house which has great access and during the summer and fall I generally know exactly what they're biting. This time of year I'm carrying 3-4 bc still don't have a pattern figured out and they're pretty lock jawed. I could get by with two if I had to but then I wouldn't get to play with as much of my gear and I'd be retying a lot.

[bassin is addicting]

usually 1 with another in the car. a multi-purpose spinning set up is what i use from the bank.

I also use duo lock snaps when fishing from the bank. that way I can change form worms, spinnerbaits, topwater, cranks, etc very fast.

I very rarely use a jig from the bank...they get hung up too easy. if I want to fish something like a jig, I will use a Yamamoto double tail hula grub.

[ChrisWi]

2 or 3, but if I'm fishing in my local Marina, sometimes 4 or even 5!

[KayakKid]

I usually carry only one bass fishing, a medium casting rod. Now if there are colossal crappies and/or gills, then I will carry an extra ML spinning setup.

[J Francho]

1-3.

[bass raider]

usually 3 for me.one for frogs,jigs&heavier spinnerbaits, one for t-rigs, light spinnerbaits and chatterbaits&a spinning rod for jerkbaits/topwaters.i carry a forth one during the spring/summer for swimbaits occasionally.

[Sonik]

I carry 2. I also do this when I am fun fishing from someone else's boat. These are lower end setups. I won't take my nicer stuff to the bank and I won't litter up a buddy's boat.

1.) 7' MH/F BPS Tourny Special (casting);BPS Extreme reel 6.4:1; 12# Big Game

2.) 6'6 M/F BPS Tourny Special (spinning); BPS Extreme reel 2500 size; 8# Big Game

[WIGuide]

I hardly ever fish from the bank anymore, but I did a lot in college with the river only a few blocks away and a small lake a few blocks the other way. I'd only take an ultra light with me. I took two rods a few times but felt too cumbersome with multiple, not to mention I caught more on the UL than i did on the others. 

[HookdUP]

2-4 depending on the fish there and how I plan to fish

[Bruce424]

Depends where I go. If I'm fishing the resouvior I bring 4 rods jig spinnerbait crankbait and spinning rod in the car. Weed lakes I take jig rod and spinnerbait and spinning rod.

[Diggy]

I can bring up to 5 now since I bought one of those golf bag looking carry alls from tackle warehouse. I still try to opt for 3 at the most, 1 preferred.

[Felix77]

2 at most ... depends on my mood and how much time I actually have to fish.

[adam32]

One. And an extra 2 piece rod hidden out of sight in my vehicle. If I left a few rods in plain sight in my vehicle at most of the places I fish they would be gone.