Shimano_1 Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 I have 14 total bass setups. Typically take between 8 and 10 and use about 4 1 Quote
Super User islandbass Posted June 6, 2020 Super User Posted June 6, 2020 I used to bring 5 as a shorebound angler. It was a pain in the you know what lugging 5 rods through my fingers. luckily, I realized early on that of the 5, more often than not, only 3 were used 95% of the time. as a result, I got wise. I realized I didn’t need an H because I never face that scenario. Scratch one rod. Then there was a back up spinning that never got used because well, I never ruined the primary one. Then, sometimes it’s tough from the shore so finesse and lighter powered rods gave me the best chances. So now 1 ultralight/light spinning - okuma celilo 7’ 1 MH spinning - Shimano compre 6’6” 1 M casting - Cabela magtouch 7’ The MH spinning unbelievably is a great all arounder that can fish drop shot or a senko. The M casting is so powerful it can set the hook on a jig or spinnerbait without breaking a sweat but can still work a senko or hard jerkbait. Weird! Incidentally, they’re all 2-piece rods too. They cover what I need to have done. With that said, I might consider bringing my true bass rods that are one piece on the weekend and I will bring other rods as needed but always 3. That MH spinning and M casting rod have also battled salmon too with with a fair fight. All are sensitive but then again with my hands, even an ugly stik is a loomis in my hands. that is my story and I’m sticking to it. 1 1 Quote
Super User WRB Posted June 6, 2020 Super User Posted June 6, 2020 Fishing from shore you only "need" 1 outfit. The all around bait casting rod is medium heavy or 4 power 7' to 7'3" fast. You do everything listed with that rod. I good quality rod is worth more then 2 mediocre rods. Tom 4 Quote
waymont Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 5 Loomis casting: 2-843c MBR 1-863c JWR 1-783c MBR 1-782c MBR OR Dobyns XP 702c 1-spinning 1-St Croix LWS66 ML OR Daiwa Tatula 66 Medium 1 Quote
JediAmoeba Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 I have 17 "main" reels going now for bass - pretty much whittled it all down to daiwa since they work well for me. A few double up but I use.all of them for different applications. 3 Daiwa Tatula SV 6.3:1 Kastking Speed Demon Pro 7'0" Crankbait 7.3:1 Tatula Elite 7'3" MH Fast 8.1:1 Six Gill Cypress 6'9" Med power, fast action 3 Daiwa CT Type R 6.3:1 Six gill Cypress 7' 2" Med power, fast action 6.3:1 Kastking Speed Demon Pro MH 7'6" Swimbait rod 7.3:1 7'3" Six gill MH pow, mod/fast action 2 Daiwa CT 7.3:1 Daiwa Jupiter 7'0" MH, Fast action 8.1:1 Cabelas Bass XML Frog Rod 7'4" 1 Daiwa Lexa 300 W/N 7.1:1 Six gill Akylos 7'9" Heavy, mod/fast action 1 Daiwa Lexa 300 HD 6.3:1 7'9" on a Milliken sixth sense swimbait rod 1 Daiwa T3 Ballistic 7.1:1 in a six gill myakka 6'9" medium fast rod 1 Daiwa Coastal TWS 7.3:1 on a six gill 7'9" Akylos Heavy Power, moderate/fast action 1 Daiwa Tatula 150p 5.5:1 Six Gill Kranken MH power, moderate action 1 Daiwa Tatula 100p 5.4:1 St. Croix Premier 7'0 Med power, moderate action 1 Cabelas Arachnid TWS 8.1:1 on a Tatula XT 7'2" , MH power, fast action 1 Daiwa Tatula LT Spinning Reel 3000 size on a Tatula Elite 7'0" ML power, fast action 1 Daiwa Revros LT Spinning reel 2500 size on a Six Gill Medium power, mod/fast action Akylos 7'2" Quote
Dens228 Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 I fish out of a kayak and don't bring 20 rods, I try to "limit" it to 6 or 7. I always have at least One plastics rod One jig rod One Crank or popper rod One spinnerbait/chatterbait rod One H/Fast for glides and frogs The others I bring depends on where I'm going. 1 Quote
Super User new2BC4bass Posted June 6, 2020 Super User Posted June 6, 2020 8 hours ago, JediAmoeba said: 7.3:1 Daiwa Jupiter 7'0" MH, Fast action I believe you are the first person I've ever seen admitting to using a Jupiter. I have the same rod. It is kept in Florida for visits. Don't like the color. Like the rod otherwise. I take reels back and forth. Normally I use a reel with braid on it for casting into the lily pads. Think my PB was caught on this rod. I picked the Jupiter over a BuCoo when I went to Walmart for a rod. Got to cast both outside before buying. Might have been a different choice had both been 7' rods, but the extra 6 inches of the Jupiter definitely gave better distance which was important. 1 Quote
Super User islandbass Posted June 6, 2020 Super User Posted June 6, 2020 12 hours ago, WRB said: Fishing from shore you only "need" 1 outfit. The all around bait casting rod is medium heavy or 4 power 7' to 7'3" fast. You do everything listed with that rod. I good quality rod is worth more then 2 mediocre rods. Tom The same argument can be made if you’re fishing from a boat, lol, and pretty much that same rod. We all only “need” one rod to fish, on a boat or from the shore. We can only effectively fish with one rod at a time. For many, at least in the rod department the want overrides the need. Guilty as charged. ? 2 1 Quote
JediAmoeba Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 2 hours ago, new2BC4bass said: I believe you are the first person I've ever seen admitting to using a Jupiter. I have the same rod. It is kept in Florida for visits. Don't like the color. Like the rod otherwise. I take reels back and forth. Normally I use a reel with braid on it for casting into the lily pads. Think my PB was caught on this rod. I picked the Jupiter over a BuCoo when I went to Walmart for a rod. Got to cast both outside before buying. Might have been a different choice had both been 7' rods, but the extra 6 inches of the Jupiter definitely gave better distance which was important. I got it for 10 dollars and would have replaced it but strangely, I like it. I agree on the color being terrible but it fishes very well. When I purchased it there were 7 of these rods in a bin and this was one of two that didn't have crooked guides, a guide broken or other blemish. Quote
Super User WRB Posted June 6, 2020 Super User Posted June 6, 2020 37 minutes ago, islandbass said: The same argument can be made if you’re fishing from a boat, lol, and pretty much that same rod. We all only “need” one rod to fish, on a boat or from the shore. We can only effectively fish with one rod at a time. For many, at least in the rod department the want overrides the need. Guilty as charged. ? Fishing from a boat you can carry 15 to 20 rod-reel combo's and select the "1" needed by trail and error. Depending on the state regulations you can fish multiple rods at the same time. Tom Quote
Super User king fisher Posted June 6, 2020 Super User Posted June 6, 2020 I have way to many, but for some reason feel I need just one more. Especially one with a new Coastal SV. Where does it end? 2 1 Quote
NavyVet1204 Posted June 6, 2020 Author Posted June 6, 2020 You guys are making it hard for me to only want a few rod setups lol 1 Quote
Super User islandbass Posted June 6, 2020 Super User Posted June 6, 2020 21 minutes ago, NavyVet1204 said: You guys are making it hard for me to only want a few rod setups lol It’s the BAIT MONKEY! And we’re all enablers, Lol. 1 1 Quote
Super User Fishes in trees Posted June 6, 2020 Super User Posted June 6, 2020 These days, for a variety of different reasons, I haven't been fishing as much as I want. Anyway, when I do get to go, I try to cover all the bases AND it bugs me to stop and change out baits SO I carry 20 or so rigs in the boat. I don't mind stopping to retie should I lose a bait or decide I need a different color, but I hate stopping to change out a bait when I could just as easy have that bait on another rig ready to go - so that's what I do . I am starting to try to get more versatile, but it is a challenge. For instance, I carry 7 reaction bait rods and for the most part any of them can throw spinner baits, or square bills, or chatterbaits. Lipless crank rod is always the lipless crank rod. Topwater rod is always the topwater rod. Deeper diving crank rod is a constant.. 2 Quote
NavyVet1204 Posted June 6, 2020 Author Posted June 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, Fishes in trees said: These days, for a variety of different reasons, I haven't been fishing as much as I want. Anyway, when I do get to go, I try to cover all the bases AND it bugs me to stop and change out baits SO I carry 20 or so rigs in the boat. I don't mind stopping to retie should I lose a bait or decide I need a different color, but I hate stopping to change out a bait when I could just as easy have that bait on another rig ready to go - so that's what I do . And that’s what I am hoping to achieve by having a few more rigs on hand. Quote
jbrew73 Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 I think 5 setups would cover 95% of bass fishing. 1 Quote
NavyVet1204 Posted June 6, 2020 Author Posted June 6, 2020 5 minutes ago, jbrew73 said: I think 5 setups would cover 95% of bass fishing. That’s about the area where I’m landing with my thoughts on this. I’ve been scouting some rod and reel combos as the likely candidates at least to keep costs down, but still within reason. I’m thinking $200 combos should be about right in the Shimano/Lews/Daiwa arena. 1 Quote
Super User Fishes in trees Posted June 7, 2020 Super User Posted June 7, 2020 Number of rigs depend on several things. Where do you fish? How do you like to fish? Do you fish out of your own boat or are you more often than not fishing with a buddy out of his boat? When you're fishing out of some one else's boat, hospitality only extends so far, you can't be taking lots of rigs along with you. Truth be told, I fish alone MUCH more often than I fish with a partner and 95% of the time I fish out of my boat. Here's what I carry in an attempt to maximize my fishing time and to avoid wasting time. Bubba Drop Shot Rig Top Water Rig _ ( Handles poppers, spooks, buzz baits in a pinch ) Jika Rig A - I really like fishing my home made jika rigs Jika rig B - I experiment with different baits quite a big. (both of these rods are also good for throwing jigs in the 5/16 to half ounce range should I decide I want to do that. If I want to go bubba shakey head, these rods throw a 3/8 oz shakey head great) Pitching rig A - ( for throwing smaller, compact baits like craws & beavers & tail weighted stick baits) Pitching rig B - ( for throwing larger baits, mostly 5" & 6" stick worms & magnum trick worms) Dedicated Slider rig - I throw quarter ounce Brewer Slider heads with paddle tail worms & straight tail worms quite a bit Dedicated wacky senko rig ( spinning gear so I can skip up underneath hanging branches easier Dedicated plastic minnow rig ( spinning gear for throwing flukes, smaller boot tail swim baits, stuff like that) Ned Rig Dedicated 10 " worm rig - post spawn through fall, I've always got to check out if fish are suspended in the trees. A 10" worm works best for me. Dedicated Biffle Bug rig - On lakes with stumps & a variety of rocks with little vegetation I like throwing the Biffle Bug. better than jigs & better than my home made jika rigs. On lakes with plenty of vegetation this rig stays in the truck or stays home. Finesse Shakey head rig - 3/16 & quarter ounce jighead/soft plastic combos Dedicated lipless crank rig Spinner bait rig Chatter bait rig Square bill rig Deep diving crank rig Medium diving crank rig Dedicated A-rig. - I can also throw medium to big swim baits with this rig Dedicated magnum square bill rig (I've caught too many keepers on the big square bills to not keep this on the deck) Dedicate frog rod Finesse frogging rod Alternate crank rod - ( for throwing shallow diving square bills like a Minus 1) That's all I can think of right now. word of caution - DO NOT try to buy all these rigs at once (unless you win the lottery, then squander as much money as you want on JDM bait casters. I would. Please note, when I have a co-angler in the boat ( like I do during the Fishing for Freedom events, stuff like that) I cut down to less than a dozen rods, just to avoid tripping over stuff when another guy is in the boat. When I'm by myself in my boat, if I trip over stuff & break stuff, that's on me and I'm ok with that. 1 Quote
mrpao Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 I have several combos dedicated to each technique I do. That means way too many rods and reels. And I like to try new gear so i end up with too much stuff. 2 Quote
NavyVet1204 Posted June 7, 2020 Author Posted June 7, 2020 3 hours ago, mrpao said: I have several combos dedicated to each technique I do. That means way too many rods and reels. And I like to try new gear so i end up with too much stuff. Nothing wrong with that sir Quote
Super User flyfisher Posted June 7, 2020 Super User Posted June 7, 2020 i usually take 6 with me on the kayak when conventional fishing and 3 when fly fishing but it is as much about not having to retie if i change techniques. I always have the following rigged up i the warmer months, winter time i pare it down quite a bit Jig Frog fluke chatterbait/spinnerbait soft bodied swim bait crankbait Fly fishing 10/11 weight larger streamers/topwater 7wt smaller streamers/topwater/bottom baits 7wt sinking tip streamers 1 Quote
NavyVet1204 Posted June 7, 2020 Author Posted June 7, 2020 20 hours ago, Fishes in trees said: Number of rigs depend on several things. Where do you fish? How do you like to fish? Do you fish out of your own boat or are you more often than not fishing with a buddy out of his boat? When you're fishing out of some one else's boat, hospitality only extends so far, you can't be taking lots of rigs along with you. Truth be told, I fish alone MUCH more often than I fish with a partner and 95% of the time I fish out of my boat. Here's what I carry in an attempt to maximize my fishing time and to avoid wasting time. Bubba Drop Shot Rig Top Water Rig _ ( Handles poppers, spooks, buzz baits in a pinch ) Jika Rig A - I really like fishing my home made jika rigs Jika rig B - I experiment with different baits quite a big. (both of these rods are also good for throwing jigs in the 5/16 to half ounce range should I decide I want to do that. If I want to go bubba shakey head, these rods throw a 3/8 oz shakey head great) Pitching rig A - ( for throwing smaller, compact baits like craws & beavers & tail weighted stick baits) Pitching rig B - ( for throwing larger baits, mostly 5" & 6" stick worms & magnum trick worms) Dedicated Slider rig - I throw quarter ounce Brewer Slider heads with paddle tail worms & straight tail worms quite a bit Dedicated wacky senko rig ( spinning gear so I can skip up underneath hanging branches easier Dedicated plastic minnow rig ( spinning gear for throwing flukes, smaller boot tail swim baits, stuff like that) Ned Rig Dedicated 10 " worm rig - post spawn through fall, I've always got to check out if fish are suspended in the trees. A 10" worm works best for me. Dedicated Biffle Bug rig - On lakes with stumps & a variety of rocks with little vegetation I like throwing the Biffle Bug. better than jigs & better than my home made jika rigs. On lakes with plenty of vegetation this rig stays in the truck or stays home. Finesse Shakey head rig - 3/16 & quarter ounce jighead/soft plastic combos Dedicated lipless crank rig Spinner bait rig Chatter bait rig Square bill rig Deep diving crank rig Medium diving crank rig Dedicated A-rig. - I can also throw medium to big swim baits with this rig Dedicated magnum square bill rig (I've caught too many keepers on the big square bills to not keep this on the deck) Dedicate frog rod Finesse frogging rod Alternate crank rod - ( for throwing shallow diving square bills like a Minus 1) That's all I can think of right now. word of caution - DO NOT try to buy all these rigs at once (unless you win the lottery, then squander as much money as you want on JDM bait casters. I would. Please note, when I have a co-angler in the boat ( like I do during the Fishing for Freedom events, stuff like that) I cut down to less than a dozen rods, just to avoid tripping over stuff when another guy is in the boat. When I'm by myself in my boat, if I trip over stuff & break stuff, that's on me and I'm ok with that. I fish mostly by myself and sometimes when the wife tags along. We/I normally fish from the bank at our local lake/pond/river and seldomly do we get on a boat. I am extremely addicted to two types of fishing: 1) T-Rigs 2) Topwater Crankbaits have their place too. Shaky head rigs are starting to become enticing. Quote
Baseball 'n Bassin Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 I have one spinning reel, a medium action rod and a telescoping backup. I'm also new but i'm sure that the bait monkey will come around soon! 1 Quote
Super User FishTank Posted June 8, 2020 Super User Posted June 8, 2020 If I was just tournament fishing I would set it up this way with 5 St. Croix Avids and 5 Curado K's. Each would have their own use. I would get the following rods..... 7' M Mod > Crankbaits 6'8'' M X-Fast> Light Jigs, Spinnerbaits and T-rigged softplastic 7' MH Fast> Heavier T-Rigged Softplastic 7' H Fast> Topwater and Frogs 6'6'' M Fast> Jerkbaits 2 Quote
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