How many setups do I need?

[pondbassin101]

45 minutes ago, fishnkamp said:

A few members have found them on clearance for around $15.

Where would I find them on clearance?

[fishnkamp]

55 minutes ago, fishnkamp said:

 

Ask dad to take you to Walmart and see if they have a medium action 6'6" Berkley Lightning Shock on their shelves.  If they do it will be marked $32 or $49.  Have it scanned at the register. A few members have found them on clearance for around $15.

 

Here is where

[RoLo]

How many outfits do you need?

One

[pondbassin101]

27 minutes ago, RoLo said:

How many outfits do you need?

One

Meaning how many rods do I need?

[RoLo]

On 4/22/2017 at 11:19 AM, pondbassin101 said:

Meaning how many rods do I need?

 

 

You only 'Need' one, but you may 'Want' more.

When I first started, I fished with one spinning outfit for years.

I never thought that retying a lure knot was any big deal.

 

Today however, I carry '5' outfits on my boat, and my wife carries '7'  

 

Roger

 

 

[TX-Deluxe]

On 4/21/2017 at 7:11 AM, pondbassin101 said:

In my eyes a M spinning combo and a MH F baitcaster would all what I need, the thing is i invested $100 into a M baitcster, wasn't thinking right there

Caught on a medium/ fast bait caster

[TX-Deluxe]

I choose a medium rod to whip out lighter baits a little easier 

[offsidewing]

Start with a 6'6" Medium Fast spinning rod and a $40 Pflueger Trion reel.  I fished that one set up from age 15 to 35.  

[greentrout]

My 02. cents >> 6'6" medium fast for casting & spinning rods will give you versatility. Stick with MH if you fish a jungle. Can find good rods on sale all the time from many sources. Good luck.

[Quarry Man]

1 medium spinning rod for fineesse

1 medium caster for trebles

1 medium hevy caster for single hooks

1 heavy caster for frogs and flipping

 

thats all you need to fish almost every bass lure, except the extremes like huge glide baits and swimbaits. I recommend saving your money and spending no less than 100 for a rod and 100 for a reel. these reels are super reliable. id be happy to give more advice, just ask!

[pondbassin101]

14 hours ago, Quarry Man said:

1 medium spinning rod for fineesse

1 medium caster for trebles

1 medium hevy caster for single hooks

1 heavy caster for frogs and flipping

I can opt out on the heavy caster for now, dont do too much flipping and frogging

 

14 hours ago, Quarry Man said:

thats all you need to fish almost every bass lure, except the extremes like huge glide baits and swimbaits. I recommend saving your money and spending no less than 100 for a rod and 100 for a reel. these reels are super reliable. id be happy to give more advice, just ask!

My current setup is http://www.ebay.com/itm/Daiwa-Exceler-Baitcast-Reel-Left-Hand-EXE100HSLA-/182463516791?hash=item2a7bac5077:g:uo4AAOSwr~lYrTUH and and $40 Daiwa rod that I forgot the name of. I got the reel for $60.

[CTBassin860]

On 4/21/2017 at 8:11 AM, pondbassin101 said:

In my eyes a M spinning combo and a MH F baitcaster would all what I need, the thing is i invested $100 into a M baitcster, wasn't thinking right there

Whats wrong with a M baitcaster?? MF for topwater trebles like poppers and walking baits and also jerkbaits, MM for cranks.

However the answer to "how many setups do i need" is "ALL OF THEM"

[hunterPRO1]

On 4/21/2017 at 8:51 AM, ww2farmer said:

 

 

The other is a 7' MH power, fast or moderate fast baitcasting combo with a 6.something:1 ratio reel. Again spooled up with the line of your choice. 15lb fluoro or mono, or 30-50lb braid is a good starting point.

 

personally i say 17lb, little more power to horse the fish out.

 

and for all around i would prefer mono to flouro, all that stretch crap is just hype, set the hook like a man, my grandpa could rip a fishes lip off with a 3 foot kids pole and a spincast with mono.

[JackKlassen]

I'm 15 and can relate to this alot especially a few years ago. The number of setups you have doesn't matter as long as you have a rod to fish the baits you use where you live. Being in Minnesota and fishing a variety of different lakes and rivers for both smallmouth and largemouth, I'm running 6 setups right now, 2 7' medium casting rods for moving baits like chatterbaits, spinnerbaits, squarebills, spooks and topwaters, a 7' med hvy for my jigs and worms, a 7'4 heavy for my frogging flipping and heavy jigs and 2 spinning rods, a 7 ml and 6'8 m for dropshots tubes and wacky rigs. These rods cover pretty much everything I do. Experiment with what type of fishing you like to do and buy accordingly. Some advice I have for you is to only buy rods and reels on ebay unless you get a great deal in store, it's way cheaper.

[pondbassin101]

1 hour ago, JackKlassen said:

Some advice I have for you is to only buy rods and reels on ebay unless you get a great deal in store, it's way cheaper.

I got a Diawa Exceler for $40 cheaper on ebay. probably going to be buying alot for fishing stuff on there.

[TX-Deluxe]

8 hours ago, pondbassin101 said:

I got a Diawa Exceler for $40 cheaper on ebay. probably going to be buying alot for fishing stuff on there.

Welcome to your new addiction

[punch]

On 4/22/2017 at 11:04 PM, Quarry Man said:

1 medium spinning rod for fineesse

1 medium caster for trebles

1 medium hevy caster for single hooks

1 heavy caster for frogs and flipping

 

thats all you need to fish almost every bass lure, except the extremes like huge glide baits and swimbaits. I recommend saving your money and spending no less than 100 for a rod and 100 for a reel. these reels are super reliable. id be happy to give more advice, just ask!

 

Nailed it. I would also add in some line suggestions though because the advantage of having those 4 configurations is you can run vastly different types of line to cover all your bases. 

[Quarry Man]

 

4 hours ago, punch said:

 

Nailed it. I would also add in some line suggestions though because the advantage of having those 4 configurations is you can run vastly different types of line to cover all your bases. 

 

15 lb braid with a 6 -12 lb floro or mono leader

 

12 lb momo for the medium caster

 

30 lb braid with optional 15 lb leader for MH caster

 

50 lb braid and a spare spool of 20 lb mono for the heavy caster

 

don't get a rod with micro guides if you will be using a leader, the knot will *knot* come through the guides as well as they will come through normal guides.

 

you can always switch reels and rods with each other, so you could put floro on the medium caster and braid on the mh, then switch to the braid and medium rod for topwater

[pondbassin101]

Thanks for all the advice guys

 

 

On 4/24/2017 at 2:18 PM, Quarry Man said:

15 lb braid with a 6 -12 lb floro or mono leader

 

12 lb momo for the medium caster

 

30 lb braid with optional 15 lb leader for MH caster

 

50 lb braid and a spare spool of 20 lb mono for the heavy caster

So youre saying I should use light braid on the spinning setup with mono or fluoro leader?

I'm already have 12lb mono on my M caster and I have a spool of 30lb braid lying around so set for half of it.Quick question, when I get the above mentioned reels should I use some cheap mono as backing for the braid? I've mostly fished with straight mono so I wouldnt know

 

 

[Quarry Man]

 

Im going to try and be like @fishnkamp and PM you with my advice in a more lengthy, descriptive a helpful way. Im doing homework (I'm 16) right now, but i will be done in an hour (if I stop getting distracted by the forums) and ill be free to offer my opinion and help you. @fishnkamp is very helpful too. I am willing to bet he will give similar advice (although his is likely better, being that he is older; therefore wiser)!

[fishnkamp]

Quarry Man it is not "better or wiser"  its just old! LOL  IF you get OLD you should learn more along the way.

[Quarry Man]

39 minutes ago, fishnkamp said:

Quarry Man it is not "better or wiser"  its just old! LOL  IF you get OLD you should learn more along the way.

 

with age comes experience, and therefore wisdom.

[Quarry Man]

I reccomended that he save up for the tournament zx spinning combo, for 125. it has a lifetime warranty and has been reliable to me.

[Mark888]

To cover all of the basics, all you need is a medium fast spinning combo and a medium heavy bait casting combo. 

 

ie. 7ft Medium fast spinning rod, 2500-3000 size spinning reel with braid to fluorocarbon leader. 

Use the fluorocarbon for finesse applications and take it of for poppers etc. 

 

7ft to 7'2 medium heavy fast baitcatsing combo, really any reel over $100 (you get what u pay for) and i recommend braid or fluorocarbon (depends if you use crank baits or not - fluorocarbon). 

 

Check out the new Shimano exam rods, only $100. Other then that your tackle will build over time, cranking rods etc. Tight lines!

[RPreeb]

On 4/20/2017 at 9:14 PM, pondbassin101 said:

This might be kind of a wierd question, but how many combos does a fisherman really need? I'm 13 years old and as you would imagine on a tight budget. How many setups would I eventually have to get. Would a ML-M spinning combo, M-MH baitcaster, and a MH-H baitcaster for heavier fishing be enough of an arsenal for most fishing applications?

 

Well, to simply start fishing you need a rod and a reel.  I say that because my first casting rig (in about 1959) was a 5 foot steel casting rod with a 1940's era cheap casting reel (prior to that it was a cane pole with worm and bobber).  My only lure was a 4" red and white Bass-O-Reno, and that rig would only throw it out about 50 feet max, with a major learning curve on untangling backlashes.  I still managed to catch bass on it.  When I finally managed to save up my chore money to buy a cheap fiberglass casting rod and spincast reel, I was in fat city.  I never knew that you were supposed to have 5 rods with different reels for each type of bait.

 

When you lack money, or a tolerant wife, you just have to make do with what you have.  I now use a 7' medium 3 piece Offshore Angler Ocean Master travel spinning rod with a Shimano Spheros 5000 spinning reel.  I bought this setup when we moved to the Bahamas a few years ago for fishing the tidal channels around our island, and caught up to 10 pound snappers and jacks on it, along with a few barracuda, grunts, etc.  (lost quite a few fish to lemon sharks too - one hazard of fishing saltwater)  

 

Since it's a perfectly functional rod and reel, I can't justify replacing it just because it's not a perfect setup for all freshwater fishing.  It's a compromise, and at some point I will probably pick up a lighter weight rig too, but for now it's what I have.