Is there anything wrong with having 3 identical setups?

[Ohioguy25]

I found myself stuck with three identical rods when I broke two over the summer and was forced to buy new ones to continue fishing without waiting on a replacement.  I filed warranty claims for both and now have three 6’ St. Croix Premier ML rods.  I have tried both M and L strengths and found this to be the best balance for the type of fishing I do (creek fishing for smallies with live bait on 8 lb test.) Gives me plenty of bend while still allowing me to hook into the big girls.  

 

This then brings me to needing reels. I have used a Shimano Nasci 2500 for a year now and am extremely happy with it, smoothest reel under $100 I’ve used. I just can’t see finding anything better at  that price point. 

 

My question is, am I severely limiting myself in duplicating this setup three times or should I stick with what I know I like and just use different setups/rigs on each? Is there any benefit to trying 3 different reels?  I didn’t think about it in my other thread but these are all spinning rods and so casting is not an option.

[bulldog1935]

I personally would lump the money for the 2 new reels and buy one Stradic FL (or Vanford).  

You owe it to yourself to try the '18 Stella worm drive, long spool stroke (read longer cast), finer-toothed gearing, larger main gear, stronger gears and spindle, which have been duplicated in cheaper-to-manufacture materials in every subsequent new Shimano spinning reel model ('19 Vanquish, '19 Stradic, '20 Twin Power, and '20 Vanford).  

Shimano is also going to be supporting these new reel models longer, and most all of the parts interchange between models.  

[A-Jay]

Not sure there's actually a rule against it ~

A-Jay

[Jig Man]

Most of my setups have a twin.  I don’t have any triplets but do have one set of quadruplets.

[Jigfishn10]

You had to go and do it @A-Jay! You posted a pic. The bass rod and reel police will be knocking on your door now!

Don't be going on posting your mattress without the tag on it now.

[Boomstick]

Well I do own a couple of similar MH/F powered rods, just so I can have them both rigged with different lures at the same time. It turns out one does handle heavier lures significantly better, but even if that wasn't the case there is definitely some benefit in that.

[Teal]

Nothing wrong with it at all.  

 

[MN Fisher]

I've got two 'pairs' in my arsenal, both rigged to be able to cross over

MH/F BC - one is primarily for moving baits, the other for bottom contact, but they can switch off

M/F - one BC, one Spin - pretty much handle identical rigs, but I can't skip with a BC to save my life, so all the skipping is done with the spinner

 

I'm adding a MH/F spinning rig this year so I can skip heavier jigs or spinnerbaits.

[22RangerZ520R]

Nothing wrong with it at all imo.  I have a exact set of (4) spinning combos and three exact sets of (4) of the same casting combos.

[roadwarrior]

Illegal in Tennessee.

 

 

I have rods that overlap and could be used for a variety of presentations.

However, my rigs are "technique specific" and I don't have any duplicates.

[gim]

I personally don't, but I have two that are almost identical that I use for the same purpose.  The reason is that I have two different colors of the same presentation at the ready which saves time re-tying.  Plus you never know when you're going to get a wind knot or a back lash.

[NoShoes]

I got two identical ones. 703 dobyns with 8:1 Fuegos. I used one so often I got another one and have them rigged slightly different depending on the day. 

[BrianMDTX]

It’s like asking how many .30-‘06’s or .45 ACP’s can/should one own? ?

[ironbjorn]

Nothing wrong with it. It's all about what you have room for and what you're willing to do with your own money. Personally I wouldn't have two identical setups. Something would be different, if not gear ratio or rod length, then at least the line choice.

[FishTank]

Nothing wrong but to tell a story..... 

 

I use to fish with a guy that had all the same setups, both rod and reel.  He fished the same line on all and the same lures mated to a specific tape marked rod.  The rods were all 6'6'' MH Fast.  One year he broke a rod and there was no fixing it.  He bought all new setups,  4 rods and 4 reels, each exactly the same even though there was nothing wrong with old ones.

 

Superstitious and thick headed until the end. He did catch fish left and right though. 

[thunderblack]

Shoot... what about buying the same combo after selling it 3 times? lol 

[Basseditor]

I have many identical set ups in threes. Once you get dialed in, nothing wrong with having three of everything. You never know when you'll break off or get a backlash so bad you can't save it on the water. There's time for fixing when you're off the water.

 

In fact, when I find combos I like, I try to have three rods/reels all the same of each. Some I have four, actually. (That's how I ended up with 75 combos.)

 

 

[GaryH]

Nothing wrong with that at all. The more the merrier 

[waymont]

Every time out I have three Loomis 843 MBR setups.

[LCG]

The more I learn, the more I realize there are no "rules", some rough guidelines at best really. Fishing can be very different from one person to another. Rods, reels, line, technique, location, etc. I say use what you feel most comfortable with. 

[sdsc357]

It's your money, spend it how you like.

[lo n slo]

5 hours ago, Teal said:

Nothing wrong with it at all.  

 

i agree

[Chris at Tech]

6 hours ago, bulldog1935 said:

Shimano is also going to be supporting these new reel models longer

Where did you hear this?

[bulldog1935]

simple facts 

here's all the reels they were supporting in 2018.  There's not a reel on the list older than 6 years - this is the norm for both Shimano and Daiwa.  If you buy a reel near its closeout, they won't be providing parts for it in a few years.  If you buy a reel they'll be deriving new models next year, you're good for parts for at least 6 and maybe 8 or 9 years.  

In the early 80s when my 5-y-o Daiwa Millionaire 6H wore through a chromed brass worm gear from surf sand, called Daiwa US and they told me they were no longer providing parts for it.  

People like Mike's Reel Repair buy up old parts inventories, but there was no way to google a Canadian reel repair shop in the early 80s...the best you could hope for was local yellow pages or magazine classifieds.  

That was when I bought my first Lew's, with 440 stainless worm gear and zirconia pawl.  

 

[TcRoc]

6 hours ago, BrianMDTX said:

It’s like asking how many .30-‘06’s or .45 ACP’s can/should one own? ?

Just don’t ask how many I own lol