Which rod(s) pull (s) double duty?

[Swamp Girl]

My only single-purpose rod is my froggin' rod, aka a broomstick with guides.

[ironbjorn]

I don't own a single rod that only performs one duty, so all of them.

[Scott804]

4 hours ago, J Francho said:

Almost all of my rods except the crank bait rigs are multi purpose. 

And if you are into glass then your cranking rig might even be a bladed jig rig too.

[Bankbeater]

I don't think I have ever used a rod for just one technique.  One reason I use snaps.

[Dogface]

17 hours ago, clemsondds said:

Which rods do you have that you use for two or more techniques?  

 

How about double, triple, and maybe quadruple duty?  I usually carry 3 rods in the boat and sometimes a fourth. If I change techniques or baits I pick the best rod available. 

 

I do have some rods that could be considered "technique specific" but they are dedicated to bait fishing for carp and catfish and could be easily repurposed if needed. 

 

 

4 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

My only single-purpose rod is my froggin' rod, aka a broomstick with guides.

 

I have a swimbait rod that I discovered was a great frogging rod by necessity. "Whoda" thought I could throw those little frogs on that big rod with that heavy braid. But it works! ?

[DogBone_384]

My LMH (light-medium-heavy) Kistler KLX's serve as almost universal rods.  They're a mod-fast blank with a nice light tip and plenty of backbone.  I carry a couple when kayak fishing and throw just about anything with.

[Kdizzle]

My frog rod gets a lot of work with big topwater walking baits, buts thats about all I've got that does multiple techniques.

[Gera]

In the kayak they all multi-purpose for me. Its has made every purchase more interesting as all you always have to keep that in mind. 

[WIGuide]

Not sure I own a rod that doesn't pull double duty. Technique specific rods are great at their intended use, but most of them are pretty good at other things too. 

[Jaderose]

All my rods do double duty with the exception of my Frog Rod.

[Columbia Craw]

Champion 734C. I have two.  

[FishTank]

If I am taking just one rod and want to throw a lot of stuff, either the Megabass P5 Super Destroyer or the Valkyrie 7'1'' H. Both can cast a wide range of baits from squarebills to jigs. 

[Boomstick]

I don't own a rod that doesn't throw at least three different lures, most may use far more than that. Even my "jig" rod which is one of the most specialized rods that I have will also see use for weighted T-Rigs and C-Rigs.

[Jrob78]

Most of my rods are capable of double duty but it's usually limited to baits of the same nature, spinnerbaits/chatterbaits, jigs/t-rigs, that sort of thing.

 

The most versatile rod I use regularly is an original Tatula 7'2" MHRB. I primarily use it for spinnerbaits and chatterbaits but it works for t-rigs, light jigs, bigger crankbaits, swimjigs and topwater baits...just a good all-purpose rod.

[thunderblack]

Daiwa Steez compile 7-6. I think it does everything.....seriously. 

[gim]

My muskie setups only get used for muskie fishing.

 

Other than that, the rest of my setups often get used for multi-purpose techniques.  Does that mean I use the same spinning finesse setup for a ned rig that I do for frog fishing?  Heck no.  But certainly one could use a ned rig setup for drop shotting.

[clemsondds]

On 2/7/2023 at 1:48 PM, thunderblack said:

Daiwa Steez compile 7-6. I think it does everything.....seriously. 

What are your top 3 things you use it for? thanks

[stratos4me]

Expride 6'10M. I recently bought a second one. Between that expride and a 7'2 MH, I  can fish anything between 1/4oz and 1oz except heavy flippin and frogs.

[thunderblack]

9 hours ago, clemsondds said:

What are your top 3 things you use it for? thanks

The last time I fished it I used 110 jerkbaits and I believe some smaller cranks. It could be used for finesse or heavier application too. Its a sweet stick. 

[immortl]

On 2/5/2023 at 12:48 PM, DaubsNU1 said:

I have four bait-caster and four spinning rods. My boat has storage for 6 rods. Don't consider any of them as "technique-specific," although the 6' bait caster normally has a spinner-bait tied on. 

 

Most combos were purchased in the early 1990's, still catching fish after 30 years. The XML Ti is the newest rod...purchased in 2005. The Nexave's are relatively new.

 

 

I'm still catching fish. 

I like your approach. I too was fishing all Cabela's Fish Eagle XML, XML2, and one XML Ti spinning rods until this past summer when I lost them out of the back of the truck.  Around then I found this forum and started researching replacement rods and had no idea I 'needed' a rod for each and every technique.  I wish the Cabela's XMLs were still made, they seemed like a great deal at the time. 

 

This time around as I replace the rods, I'm branching out into baitcasters and figure I am older and have more disposable income and use things for decades, so I'm going NRX+ and Conquests.  Roughly figuring on med-light, medium, and a med heavy variants in both spinning and bait casting, 6 rods overall for bass, etc...  I have built up a collection of loomis and St Croix ultra lights for fishing streams for trout, good there.  Final efforts will be to update fly fishing rods.

[Koz]

I'm not wealthy enough to have a ton of technique specific rods. Plus, I spend most of my time fishing off of my kayak and in the past year I have pared down what I take in order to save weight.

 

Most of my rods are 7' to 7' 4" MH baitcasters because they are great all purpose rods. But I also have a ML spinning setup and a two heavy baitcaster setups for frogging and punching. Where I fish determines my load out.

[clemsondds]

On 2/10/2023 at 8:03 AM, thunderblack said:

The last time I fished it I used 110 jerkbaits and I believe some smaller cranks. It could be used for finesse or heavier application too. Its a sweet stick. 

Yeh I use the same for that rod. 
What does everyone throw their buzz air with? And what else do you use that rod for?

[Cbump]

I only have a two or three dedicated to one thing (examples would be c-rig and deep cranking). The rest:
 

Jerkbait/light topwater: Tatula Elite Seth Feider 6’9” ML

 

Spinnerbaits/chatterbaits/swim jigs/finesse jigs: Falcon Lowrider “Head Turner”

 

Chatterbaits/lipless/spinnerbait/swim jig: St Croix Mojo Bass MH Mod Fast

 

My 13yo sons all purpose Rod: TopWater/Popping/Chatterbait/wacky senko: Falcon Bucoo “Herm” 6’6” MH moderate fast

 

Spooks/Buzz Baits/Horny Toads: Dobyns Maverick 734c

 

Shallow Cranking/rattletrap: Daiwa Tatula 7’ glass cranking M

 

 

T-rig/pitching/big worms/jigs: Dobyns Champion DX746

 

Heavy cover pitching jigs/frogs: Falcon Bucoo SR Amistad

 

Senkos, fluke/caffeine shad w/ 3/32 screwlock, underspin, dark sleeper, Sleeper gill: Daiwa Tatula AGS Elite Brent Ehrler Finesse 

 

Light T-rig, Senko, Swim Jigs, paddletails, finesse jigs: Daiwa Rebellion 7’3” MHF

 

Flukes/underspin: Daiwa aird x 6’6” medium spinning

 

Wacky/Ned/DS/shakey: H20 Express 7’ ML

 

Drop Shot/shakey/underspin: Daiwa Tatula Elite Randy Howell 7’3” MXF

 

DS/shakey/Ned/wacky: Dobyns Maverick 702SF

 

[clemsondds]

On 2/19/2023 at 7:56 AM, clemsondds said:

Yeh I use the same for that rod. 
What does everyone throw their buzz air with? And what else do you use that rod for?

haha that was supposed to say buzzbait...

[Derek1]

6 hours ago, clemsondds said:

haha that was supposed to say buzzbait...

I was wonder what a buzz air was. Thought I was mission out on something