Good morning, BassResource!
New guy here from NW Louisiana and exclusive kayak fisherman.
Due to fishing from a kayak, I am limiting myself to 4 rods in the boat, but would also like to cover most bases.
I fish smaller water, mainly throwing hollow body frogs, weightless soft plastics (senko, craw, etc), 1/4oz and 3/8oz spinnerbaits, swimbaits (grass pig, Keitech swing impact fat), along with the occasional jig, crank and lipless crank.
My arsenal as of now includes:
7'3 H/XF Kistler Magnesium - 50# PP + 20# Fluoro leader
This is a dedicated frog rod in the summer, with jig usage in the colder months.
6'6 MH/F All-Star - 15# P-Line Fluoroclear Co-Poly (Figured I would use a "middle of the road" line since I am limited at the moment.
This is used for 3/8oz spinnerbaits, traps, cranks, T-Rigged plastics - All around general use rod.
6'10 M/XF Kistler Spinning Carbonsteel - 15# PP + 12# Fluoro leader.
This is a new rod in the lineup - If I could get myself to learn to like fishing soft plastics (mainly senko) from it, I think I would be in great shape. I havent "dedicated" a use for it besides throwing light baits.
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Where do I stand?
Do I need a dedicated spinnerbait rod with mono? A dedicated senko rod with fluoro? I rarely crank, so I am reluctant to specify a rod for it.
I am looking to add 1 more to the arsenal.
Any comments are appreciated, just trying to minimize my cut/re-tying time while maximizing my actual effectiveness with each rod.