spinning rod set

[GoneFishingLTN]

if you had 6 spinning rods to cover every single thing you may need what actions would you get?
2-7 med
2- 7 mh
2- 7' 6'' ml 
Is what I'm considering currently 

[MN Fisher]

I have five spinning rigs currently - though I'm changing one rod for a different one...this is going to be the new lineup

1 - 1000 size reel, 7' L/F - ultra finesse

2 - 1000 size reel, 7' ML/F - general finesse

3 - 2000 size reel, 7' M/F - Jerkbaits, wacky, light T-rigs, finesse jigs, poppers, shaky

4 - 2500 size reel, 7' MH/M - Crankbaits, soft swimbaits

5 - 3000 size reel, 7' MH/F - Spinner/chatter/buzzbaits, T-Rigs, jigs, lighter topwaters (WP 60,75,90)

 

Only thing I'd add for a 6-rod spinning arsenal would be

6 - 3000 size reel, 7' H/F (Sierra 705SF? Inshore rod?) - flip, pitch, frogs, heavier topwater (WP-110,130)

 

Gives you a full range of lure types/sizes and just about everything short of hard swimbaits.

[WRB]

I never had more then 3 spinning outfits in my boat.

2 ea medium fast 6'8", 1 w/Stractic 1000 and 1w/ Stractic 2500.  Drop shot & Slip shot rigs.

1 MH 7' fast w/Stractic 2500. 3/32 & 1/8 jigs and Senko's.

12 baitcasting outfits for everything else.

Tom

[Hook2Jaw]

It appears you're trying to cover every single aspect of bassing with spinning tackle, so I'll play along!

 

I would have...

 

1.  6'10" MLF with a size 2500 high speed spinning reel.  I would use it for small baits, things with a 2/0 hook or less.  Dropshot, mostly, but it can do a plethora of small hook and bait tasks.  Close range Ned rigging comes to mind.

 

2. 7' MF with a size 2500 high speed reel.  I would use this for wacky rigging, weightless Texas rigging, flukes, shakyheads, and Neko rigging.  It'll also throw a jerkbait.

 

3. 7' MHF with a size 2500 high speed reel.  I would use this for weighted Texas rigs and jigs, and other bottom contact presentations.

 

4. 7' MHM with a size 2000 reel with somewhere around 25-28 IPT.  I'd throw a high stretch fluorocarbon or monofilament and use it for moving baits up to ½ ounce like paddletails, spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, and crankbaits of the squarebilled, mid-diving, and lipless variety.

 

5.  7' MHXF with a size 2500 high speed reel.  This is a specific rod I had to look up, but it's a Daiwa Aird Coastal.  It's rated up to 1.5 ounces and this handles flogging, punching, and pitching.  I'm not sure how accurate pitching with a spinning setup is.

 

6.  7'6" MHR with a size 2000 spinning reel between 25-28 IPT.  I had to look up another rod to fit the bill, the Daiwa Procyon inshore.  This one handles offshore working and deep cranking.  The single hook applications will probably have to be straight braid to set the hook.

 

In the time I took to type that out, you could have learned to use a baitcaster. 

 

[roadwarrior]

In the time I took to type that out, you could have learned to use a baitcaster.  

 

 

[jimmyjoe]

   For lighter stuff needing a softer rod, I'd use a Powell Endurance 723CB, M/MF, with a 2500-size reel and 10 lb. braid.

   For lighter stuff benefiting from a stiffer blank, I'd use a St. Croix Avid-X ML/F with a 2500-size reel and 6 lb. nylon line.

   That's about as close as I can come to your two ML selections.

 

   For your Medium and Medium Heavy selections  where you'd need a softer rod, I'd suggest Cashion Elite 6'-09" Finesse Crankbait rods. Cashion are excellent rods. I'd use a 4000 size reel with nylon line. I get fewer line management issues on reels having larger diameter spools.

 

   For your Medium and Medium Heavy selections requiring a stiffer rod, I'd suggest  the St. Croix Avid or Avid-X rods, with my personal predilection being the Avid-X. Which reels and lines you use with these is your choice, because I've used the M/F Avid as a specialty twitching rod for several years, but never have used the MH/F rods. I might be skating on thin ice by suggesting them, I just don't know.

 

   I used to look kinda sideways at fishermen who didn't use casting gear. Then, about 15 years ago, I developed arthritis. All I could use was spinning gear. Even though my hands have improved to the point I can use casting gear again, I've learned my lesson. I don't view people critically who use only spinning gear, whether they choose to use it or whether they have to use it.

 

   Good luck!   ???     jj    

[JustJames]

I’m suck at casting anything heavier than Senko with spinning reel. I’m also get tired faster when using heavier spinning setup. My choice would be 7’M/F for all around 1/8oz texas rig, Senko, neko rig and 7’ML/XF for dropshot nedrig weightless worm.
I’m not sure how much benefit would you get from long spinning rod 7’6 ML. Typically, long spinning rod got long handle, you might only gain about 3” of blank but 3” on handle might make it more inconvenient to move around with finesse tactics.

Anything require MH rod, I would op for baitcaster. If you search around you will see 80-90% of fishermen often use baitcaster for heavy, power fishing like frog 3/8 and up jig, Harvey topwater lures, crankbait, lipless and such. I don’t say spinning is not good (a lot of ppl still using it for everything) but baitcaster might be better suit for those. Don’t quote me but you can do the search yourself.

 

[new2BC4bass]

Rather than two 7'6'" ML rods I think you should consider the Steez AGS 7'6" MMLF and another shorter rod.  Say a Poison Adrena 6'7" ML Mod-Fast or 6'8" M-XF St. Croix. 

[ww2farmer]

I can do everything with 4.

 

Two get rigged up with one thing and stay that way 24-7, all season long.

 

They are both 7' ML's and one get's a ned rig on it, the other a drop shot.

 

The other two are my "floaters". Depending on the day, time of year, etc... they will have multiple things on them.

 

For example, on my 7' M, It can have a Neko rig, finesse jig, weightless wacky rig, flick shake, shakey head, light t-rigs, open hook tube, and more. And on my 6'6" ML it often has a weightless plastic for dock skipping, or a small jig head for throwing grubs, and finesse soft plastic swimbaits, or what ever else I feel is needed. 

[Cgolf]

I am a minimalist with rods in the boat, and carry 3 spinning setups. I carry a medium and medium light Dobyns Sierras for plastics and medium ugly stick for jerkbaits. 
 

That gets it done for me. 

[GoneFishingLTN]

On 11/1/2020 at 3:28 PM, WRB said:

I never had more then 3 spinning outfits in my boat.

2 ea medium fast 6'8", 1 w/Stractic 1000 and 1w/ Stractic 2500.  Drop shot & Slip shot rigs.

1 MH 7' fast w/Stractic 2500. 3/32 & 1/8 jigs and Senko's.

12 baitcasting outfits for everything else.

Tom

do all the reels have braid to leader?

[WRB]

I hate braid but keep 1 spool with high vis and FC 7# leader for weightless Senko’s when needed.

I use Maxima UG 5 # Copolymer normally?

Tom

[GoneFishingLTN]

Do you hate braid for the simply fact of a connection know could fail or?

 

For the weightless senkos I’m assuming It’s on a medium action rod?

Also what advantage does this have just for line watching right?

Just trying to learn sorry for so many questions lol. 

 

[WRB]

2 knots is 1 reason the other is Braid is the only available in the 50’s and happy when mono lines became available.

Yes, the braid floats like a cork and strike detection on a weightless free falling Senko is easy to see by watching the line where the floating enters the water. 

Tom

[BrianMDTX]

Kinda with @roadwarrior here. I have two MF and one MLXF. All with 20 lb. braid to leader. Used for wacky rigs, weightless Texas rigs, Neds and other finesse baits. Everything else is fished with baitcasters. 

[McBass19]

I use a 7’mlxf for a dropshot, 7’mlf for wacky rigged senkos, 7’1mf for ned rigs, 6’8mxf for hanging a fluke (I like a shorter rod because I’m usually hanging it below the trolling motor so I can stand closer to the front.) 7’6mlf for tossing hair jigs and spy baits. All rods are spooled with 10lb braid except the 7’6mlf which has 8lb braid. 

[DINK WHISPERER]

I own one spinning combo and I only bought it to use when I go to Miami in search of peacocks.

Sometimes it's hard throwing the small shiners used to catch them on casting gear in hurricane force winds. ?