What is the next rod I should buy

[Brewter Beans]

I have a jig/frog/Texas rig rod

cranking rod

spinnerbait/chatterbait 

and spinning combo 

what is one or two more combos that I should get thank you for answering this really helps

[pawpaw]

Do you ever throw deep cranks like a 6XD, 8XD, 10xd?

[Some tissues]

well you have it pretty wel covered do you have a pitching and flipping rod? do you fish bass only? Cuz I have some ideas but aren't really bass specific.

[Burtonxj]

Drop shot

[Brewter Beans]

No I don't throw any deep cranks because I fish mostly ponds but thanks for asking? Mostly bass and no I don't have a flipping rod I just use my frog jig rod for it mostly but that's a good idea any specific combos you would recommend 

[Some tissues]

Like Burtonxj said for specifics a drop shot or shaky head but u said something about a spinning rod so that could be used for that and senkos but ik some ppl have senko specific rods that's an idea if u like to throw senkos 

[pawpaw]

7 minutes ago, Brewter Beans said:

No I don't throw any deep cranks because I fish mostly ponds but thanks for asking? Mostly bass and no I don't have a flipping rod I just use my frog jig rod for it mostly but that's a good idea any specific combos you would recommend 

Assuming your crankbait rod is suitable for topwater, really seems like you have the basics covered then. Maybe your next rod could be one similar to one you already have. Are there ever times you would like to have a spinnerbait and a buzzbait or chatterbait tied on? A Texas rig and a jig or maybe a Carolina rig?

[Brewter Beans]

Can't throw topwater on cranking rod has floro on it

[pawpaw]

4 minutes ago, Brewter Beans said:

Can't throw topwater on cranking rod has floro on it

Do you throw topwater enough to justify buying one specifically for it? Maybe double as a jerkbait rod as well? I use mono for both, you?

[Brewter Beans]

Yeah I probably do lol but if I bought one I would probably wait till next season because I wouldn't be able to use very long I guess it could double for something else like a jerk bait but I don't really throw those much

[Some tissues]

If it's a buzz bait yeah but something like a spook the floro my have a little affect on the action I actually want to get into some top waters but I have floro on my crank rod too I'm thinking of switching the line to suffix siege 

[pawpaw]

Do you stop fishing during the Winter?  Here in the Ozarks the jerkbait is pretty dominant for most of the Winter.

[Some tissues]

Well ice fishing kicks in in a couple months 

[pawpaw]

Just now, Fish yeeter said:

Well ice fishing kicks in in a couple months 

We're right at the freeze line here. The lakes in the northern part of the state freeze but the ones in the Southern half usually don't.

[Brewter Beans]

8 minutes ago, pawpaw said:

Do you stop fishing during the Winter?  Here in the Ozarks the jerkbait is pretty dominant for most of the Winter.

I'm not going to this year this is my first year of solid bass fishing I'm only 13 and in about April I really got serious with bass fishing I probably fish 6 days a week . But I just can't stand throwing a jerk I don't know what it is but I'm trying to challenge my self to throw them more and become a more well rounded angler

["hamma"]

you have a jig/frog/texas rig rod,...did you ever consider, keeping this rod for frogs, and getting a "jig" rod, and a "texas rig" rod? or getting a topwater rod,? re-tying all the time stinks

[Brewter Beans]

Do any of y'all have some specific combos that you would recommend in the 200-250 range 

[Some tissues]

For spinning or baitcasting

[Brewter Beans]

Just now, Fish yeeter said:

For spinning or baitcasting

Baitcast not much of a guy for spinning 

[pawpaw]

That's awesome man. Glad to hear you're into it. Jerkbaits, like a lot of other techniques, may require you to have a good day with them or maybe a really big fish to gain confidence in them. I'm pretty confident when I say if you fish one some this late Winter and early Spring you will have that day. I won't be surprised if your biggest fish of the year is caught on one. Mine has been many times.

[Brewter Beans]

4 minutes ago, "hamma" said:

you have a jig/frog/texas rig rod,...did you ever consider, keeping this rod for frogs, and getting a "jig" rod, and a "texas rig" rod? or getting a topwater rod,? re-tying all the time stinks

That is a good idea. I feel your pain on re-tying you are not the only one me too I would keep that rod for jigs probably what are your favorite specs and brands 

[Some tissues]

St croix triumph with a shimano citica comes out to about $250 but is a nice combo

[Brewter Beans]

1 minute ago, pawpaw said:

That's awesome man. Glad to hear you're into it. Jerkbaits, like a lot of other techniques, may require you to have a good day with them or maybe a really big fish to gain confidence in them. I'm pretty confident when I say if you fish one some this late Winter and early Spring you will have that day. I won't be surprised if your biggest fish of the year is caught on one. Mine has been many times.

Yeah that would be the time to throw them for me because I live in Oklahoma and that's when the ponds don't have a lot of moss and they clear up quite a bit so that would really be ideal jerk bait time too what would be your ideal rod for jerkbaits specs,brand whatever 

3 minutes ago, Fish yeeter said:

St croix triumph with a shimano citica comes out to about $250 but is a nice combo

I thought about getting a shimano but the number of bearings kind of scares me. Are they still smooth?

[Some tissues]

Well some ppl like fast while others like med-fast or moderate if you blaze your baits go with a med-fast or moderate the reason be is because when you jerk the bait through the water with  fast you pull the jerk bait much farther than a moderate due to the bend and it is also a treble hook lure so moderate does good for that too

forgot to mention for brands u can't go wrong with Diawa shimano or lews 

Edited October 25, 2016 by Fish yeeter

[jr231]

I wish I had another sensitive spinning set up. For fishing soft plastics weightless.