You can only bring three rods, what do you bring?

[Strike Prince]

Don't have to get into specifics, but just general, ie.  light spinning outfit for finesse, etc.

Trying to achieve a versatile bare bones style.

[.dsaavedra.]

worm rod

crankbait rod

all purpose rod

[David P]

Dobyns 734 Xtreme - Plastics

Dobyns 765 - Jigs / Frogs / Beavers

Dobyns 702 Spinning - Shaky Head / Drop Shot / Flukes

[islandbass]

This is a fun subject. I usually bring three rods on my trips as a shorebound angler:

A: MH casting - Shimano Crucial - Jigs, Larger Trigs and baits

B: M casting - Lamiglas Competitor - All arounder from cranks to spinnerbaits to senkos and topwater. This rod can really do a lot.

C: ML spinning - Lamiglas Certified Pro - Drop Shot, Finesse, Near Ultralight.

For my area this pretty much covers the gamut for me.

[bigfruits]

St. Croix Avid AVS63MLXF - tubes, grubs, drop shot, shakey, 1/8 oz jigs

G Loomis SJR783S - ikas, senkos, worms, 1/4oz jigs

G Loomis MBR 783C - 1/2oz jigs, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits

[Gatorbassman]

Dobyns 734 . - Plastics

Dobyns 765 - Jigs / Frogs / Beavers

Dobyns 702 Spinning - Shaky Head / Drop Shot / Flukes

Exactly.

[NewScreenNameAdvised]

7' MH Action worming/jigging rod

7' L or ML spinning rod for finessing (shaky head, drop shot)

7' M action for cranks, spinnerbaits

[Max-in-Mn]

For the lakes I fish, this setup would be ideal.

7' heavy/x-fast for jigs, c-rigs, frogs and maybe bigger spinnerbaits

7' medium/fast for t-rigs, smaller jigs, and all moving baits

6' mh/fast spinning rod for throwing unweighted plastics around docks

[Muddy]

Quote:Re: You can only bring three rods, what do you bring?

Ans: 3 Rods ;D

[LAO162]

From the Bank (under the trees & inbetween the brush)

6'3" MXF Spinning

6'6" MF Spinning

6'6" MHF Casting

[roadwarrior]

This is my suggestion:

http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1196114229

Good luck!

8-)

[Catt]

#1 Daiwa TD-V701MHRB Team Daiwa-V coupled with a Shimano Cardiff CDF100A spooled with braid with a Oldham's Trailer Hitch Jig, 3/8 oz Black/Blue, Gene Larew Salty Hawg Craws in 6 with 2 ½ cut off the tail

#2 Shimano Crucial CRC-X610MH coupled with a Shimano Calcutta CT100A spooled with Berkley Big Game 15# Mean Green with a ¼ oz Bullet Weight Black, Mustad 3/0 Straight Shank Denny Brauer Flipping Hook with a Gene Larew 7 ½ Salty Ring Worm Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage).

#3 Castaway CSAP68MH Sport Series coupled with a Shimano Calcutta CT100A spooled with Berkley Big Game 15# Mean Green with a ¼ oz Bullet Weight Black, Strike King Saber Point 5/0 offset hook with a Gene Larew Salty Hawg Craws in 6 Black Neon

[ArcticCat500]

G.Loomis BCR802 6'8" MossyBack, plastics,

G.Loomis BCR803 6'8" MossyBack, topwater

G.Loomis SBR812C 6'9" Spinnerbait Rod

[Grey Wolf]

Since I don't use 3 rods I can't answer this.

[TrippyJai]

KVD's Basic 3:

1. Start with a 6-foot, 10-inch, medium-heavy action baitcaster. That rod will handle most spinnerbaits, crankbaits, lipless crankbaits, jerkbaits and topwater plugs.

2. He also recommends we carry a 7-foot, medium action spinning rod with a high speed reel. That'll work for most finesse applications such as drop shotting, shaky heads and weightless worms.

3. A 7-foot, 2-inch heavy casting rod will round out the arsenal. It'll manage heavy cover applications such as flipping or pitching, and it work frogs effectively.

[Bankbeater]

6'6" heavy for jigs

6'6" medium heavy for plastics

6'6" medium for finesse plastics

[dodgeguy]

6-6 mh spin for worms and soft plastics.

6-6 mh baitcast with a soft tip for cranks and spinnerbaits and topwaters.

7-6 flipping stick

[fishfordollars]

7' MH with a fast tip for all three.

[Aaron]

MH baitcasting (MBR783C)

MH Spinning (SJR783S)

ML Spinning (st. Croix triumph 6'6" ML)

[detroit1]

I don't see R. Clunn chiming in, he claims all his rods are the same. When i first saw him say that on t.v., i'm thinking holy crap! Then listened to his reasoning- (same feel, no matter the bait, same reel-so he doesn't have to remember ratios) holy crap again! I love ya Rick, but you may be losing it.    It's not that hard to remember which rod i use for cranks and which one i use for dropshot, etc. I'm calling him out!

[njbasser]

6'6" MH F casting for plastics, jigs

7' M M casting for all treble hook baits

7' M F spinning for shaky head, drop shot, weightless plastics

[Branuss04]

7'2" M Spinning Outfit (Finesse)

7'11" Swimbait rod (All Swimbaits)

7'0" MH Baitcaster (Jigs, Small swimbaits, etc)

[Ballpark Frank]

This is easy, since three rods are all I take now anyway.

G.Loomis SJR722(6'M spinning)

G.Loomis CR723(6'MH casting)

G.Loomis CR724(6'H casting)

I had to chime in for those of us with "short rods"

[avid]

MH 6'6" casting (worms and such)

M 6'8" casting (cranks)

ML 7'1" spinning (lite stuff)

[CookieMonst3r]

7' MH with a fast tip for all three.

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