How many rods and Whats on them?

[TeachMe2Fish]

How many rods are you bringing? What are your set ups? Which rod is with each lure?

 

Bass fishing in Central Virginia

[Bazoo]

Howdy and welcome to BassResource!

 

I only have 5 combos at present, 3 casting and 2 spinning - I'd bring them all.

 

I mostly am a bank fisherman. I most often carry 3, mostly so I can have the 3 primary lures I want to fish ready to go. Sometimes, it's the 3 casting rods, sometimes, its 2 casting and 1 spinning, especially if I'm going to be using a weightless worm and I want to get it out there. I can cast a weightless worm on a casting rod, but not as far as a spinning rod with braid.

 

For a boat trip to unknown bass waters in VA, I'd want 6 casting rods pre-rigged for crankbaits, spinnerbaits, split shot rig, light crankbaits/beetle spin, texas rig, topwater (spit'n image or popper).

[GreenPig]

Pond - 2 rods - casting 7' medium/heavy fast and a spinning 7' Medium Fast.

 

Back seater(rarely)- 5 rods - spinning 7' Medium fast up to a casting heavy Fast jig or frog rod depending on the body of water.

 

My boat - 12 - 20 rods from 6'8" medium light spinning to an 8' extra heavy swimbait.

 

Lure selection is season but a Super Fluke, finesse jig, Ned, a Showers Blows, and jigging spoon are almost always tied on.

[Columbia Craw]

I’d list them all but my fingers would cramp.

[thinkingredneck]

On the kayak I carry two. A MH bc and a medium spinning. Or I fly fish. BC for single hooks.  Spinning for treble hooks or finesse. I mostly fish soft plastics, jigs and spinnerbaits.

[Tackleholic]

I begin with 2-4, finish with 6-8;  different presentation on each.

[roadwarrior]

 

[scaleface]

7 foot is the max  length. Anything longer just does not fit in my truck bed , one man boat or rod locker. Four rods are Okuma Epixor's which are   inshore rods. I tried one , liked it  then got more.

 

I usually take six rods. 

7'2" medium spinning rod for all things spinning.

7' mh rod with braid for frogs or if I ever need braid

7' hvy worm/jig rod

three  7' mh for everything else

[casts_by_fly]

I carry 5 for the most part because my kayak holds 4 laid down and 1 in my hand.  I can add a sixth one if I think I need to.  Which rods comes depend on the time of the year and the lake I'm on.  Earlier season I don't bring my heaviest rods and my mid range rods are lake dependent.  I'll bring more medium to medium heavies because I'm throwing cranks, swimbaits, lighter stuff, etc.  This year I've been bringing a spinning rod most trips as one of my 5.  This time of year I am bringing 2 true heavies, 2 lighter heavies, and either a spinning rod, a BFS rod, or a MH because we have a lot of weed cover, clear water, and pressured fish so I'm either going really deep into cover or really tiny.

[Skunkmaster-k]

I carry three most of the time. A MH casting rod with 15# mono , a M spinning rod with 10 # mono, and a ML spinning with 6# mono. 

[Timpson]

1 casting med/heavy 15# mono and 1 spinning med/fast 8# mono. And for lures depends on mood and where I'm going.

[Huckfinn38]

Current im carrying 6 on my kayak. Two upfront and 4 behind in rod holders that are attached to yakattack crate. Some of the rods change based on the season we are in. Right now im carrying the following

Casting-RodGeeks Bass 3 Series C372MH (built by me) Moderate Action Heavy Power crankbait rod. Paired with Daiwa Tatula Elite 6.3:1 that is loaded with 12 lb Sunline Sniper FC. Throws Dt 10-Dt20

 

Casting-RodGeeks Carbon 4 Series C470MHF (built by me) Fast Action Medium Heavy Power used for jigs/texas rigs/carolina rigs. Paired with Daiwa Tatula SV TW 103 XS 8.1:1 that is loaded with 14 lb Sunline Sniper FC.

 

Casting-RodGeeks Bass 4 Series B473MM (built by me) Medium Power Moderate Action used for smaller cranks up to Dt10s. Paired with Shimano Batam 6.3:1 that is loaded with 10 lb Sunline Sniper FC.

 

Casting-RodGeeks Bass 3 Series C371MF (built by me) Medium Power Fast Action used for wacky rigs, blade baits, shaky heads, small texas rigs and walking baits.  Paired with Daiwa Tatula 70XH 7.4:1 with 30lb Power Pro braid installed.

Rainshadow Eternity ETEC72MH-SS (built by me) used for walking baits, buzzbaits, buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, and chatterbaits. Can also use for jigs and texas rigs. Paired with a Lews Hypermag with 40 lb Power Pro braid installed. 
 

Rainshadow Immortal IMMP70M-TC (built by me) used for drop shots, wack rigs, blade baits, flukes/hover, and shaky head. Paired with a Daiwa BG 2000 with 15 lb Power Pro braid installed with a 10lb flurocarbon leader. 

[Fishingmickey]

I plead the fifth sort of.  I carry too many rods on my Kayak (15). I like it. I may need a intervention.

FM

[king fisher]

I carry four in my kayak.

1- 7 foot medium fast bait caster,  Top water, shallow to mid diving crankbait, jerk bait

2- 7 foot medium heavy bait caster, T Rig.

3- 7.5 foot medium heavy bait caster,  Deep diving crankbaits, magnum square bills, jigs, 4-6 inch soft swimbaits.

4- 7.5 foot heavy.  C Rig, A Rig, large swimbaits.  The A Rig and large swimbaits are to heavy for this rod, but I can get by.

 

Some lakes I leave my heavy rod at home and bring a spinning rod for drop shot, and lighter moving lures.

 

I do miss the days when I was young and only had one rod, maybe if I went back to one rod, and a few baits I would catch more bass.

  

[Bankc]

My kayak fits 6.  So that's my maximum.  And I typically only use 5.  If I'm fishing before or after the sun is up, I have to cut it to 5 to fit the overhead light into one of my rod holders.  If I'm doing some bank fishing, I usually just bring one, maybe two.  I own about a dozen that'll occasionally get swapped out based on conditions and needs. 

 

I usually go with one of each, ML, M, MH, and H, all in fast speeds.  Then add one or two more with a moderate speed for treble hook baits. 

 

I'm not a pro, so I'd rather have the extra space and money over owning a separate rod for each bait/technique.  Honestly, I probably own too many as it is, as I have a few that I haven't taken out in years. 

[padlin]

3 in the canoe, they change depending on the season, weather, and where I’m fishing.

[MIbassyaker]

A pretty typical breakdown, but it changes a bit for different places and times:

 

Kayak, lake:

-MHF baitcaster - Texas Rig/jig

-MHMF baitcasting - spinnerbait/buzzbait/chatterbait

-MXF baitcasting - topwater/jerkbaits

-MXF spinning - senko/fluke

-MLXF spinning - ned/shakyhead/jigworm

 

Kayak, river float trip

-MF Baitcasting - topwater/crankbait/spinnerbait

-MF spinning - fluke/senko

-MLF spinning - ned, jigworm, other light stuff

 

Bank fishing

-MF Baitcasting topwater/moving baits

-MF spinning - senko/fluke

-MLF spinning - ned, jigworm, other light stuff

 

Wading

-MLF spinning - just light stuff usually

[gim]

I have 10 dedicated bass setups.  I bring all 10 of them every time (when I'm in my own boat anyways).  7 are BCs and 3 are spinning.

 

My rod locker holds 7 and I don't like more than 3 on the deck at one time.

 

When I go in someone else's boat, I downsize to about 4 setups and a travel tackle bag.  I only go in someone else's boat about twice a season.

[Ski]

[Catt]

Minimum 3 😉

Topwater, mid-depth, bottom contact.

 

What's on each one is subject to change depending on body of water.

[JackstrawIII]

I try to only bring 6 rods if I can... but usually I end up with 8. 

 

Don't feel like typing everything out, but here's the gist

1. (Spinning rod) M/F for ned & neko rigs (starts with a Ned)

2. (Spinning rod) M/F for flukes and wacky rigs skipped around docks (starts with a caffeine shad)

3. MagH/XF for frogs & toads (starts with a toad)

4. MH/F for paddletails (starts with a Keitech)

5. MH/M for chatterbaits & spinnerbaits (starts with a Jackhammer, usually)

6. MH/F for pitching/flipping (starts with a texas rig, usually) 

 

And then I usually grab a few more because I want to try something different that day and it's easier to grab another rod than re-tie. Like a carolina rig rod, or something more appropriate for crankbaits, or another rod with a jig already tied on. 

 

 

 

 

[Aaron_H]

1 hour ago, Catt said:

Minimum 3 😉

Topwater, mid-depth, bottom contact.

 

What's on each one is subject to change depending on body of water.

 

This is my standard thought process. Sometimes I'll swap one if I think a certain bite might be hot (two different mid-depth presentations for example in lieu of a bottom contact). But typically at least one of the rods I bring can pull double duty if I need to make an adjustment.

[Jar11591]

I’m usually bringing 5-8 rods with me while bass fishing. Sometimes up to 10. If I have 8 with me, they are probably:

7’ MF spinning with a wacky senko

6’10” MLXF spinning with a Ned or drop shot

6’6” MF baitcasting with a popper

7’ MHF baitcasting with a spinnerbait 

7’3” XHXF baitcasting with a weedless frog

7’ MHF baitcasting with a jig and craw 

6’8” MXF baitcasting with a jerkbait 

7’ MHF with a lipless crankbait 

[WackyWormNedRig]

5 Rods on my kayak, all dobyns fury and sierra.

it depends where I’m fishing but that’s what I have tied on usually 

ned rig

wacky worm

jerkbait

chatterbait with keitech

whopper plopper 

[Bankbeater]

Very rarely do I take more than four rigs with me.  Depending on the time of year and weather conditions it will be some type of combination of these.

 

6'6" MH/F casting for jigs

6'6" MH/F casting for Texas rigs, weightless flukes, and weightless stickbaits.

6'6" M/F casting for lighter moving baits

7'0" MH/F casting for heavy moving baits

6'6" M/F spinning for weightless plastics

6'6" M/F spinning for split shot rigs, or very light Texas rigs.

7'0" ML/F spinning for dropshot rig.

6'2" UL spinning for sunnies when the bass aren't biting.