BR - I need help deciding what rod to get next for my expanding arsenal... I'll list my current rods and their use below.

 

Spinning:

ML/XF 6'10" - Used 80% for Dropshot, 10% for light shakey head, 10% other...

M/Mod 7' - I rarely use this rod, but use it for light topwater and jerkbaits

 

Casting:

M/Mod 7' - Used for smaller squarebills, lipless cranks, and shallow cranks

M/F 7' - My most used rod, used for weightless and light T-Rig plastics, lighter jigs, topwater, jerkbaits

MH/XF 7'1" - Used right now for 1/2oz jigs and any of my heavier lures, like 1/2oz spinnerbaits or 110 whopper plopper. Not ideal.

 

Right now I am leaning toward a XH/F casting rod for frogs and heavy jigs, but I honestly rarely throw topwater and don't fish heavy cover at all (right now), or a MH/Mod rod for heavier/deeper cranks (which I would do occasionally) and for chatterbaits.

 

If this was your arsenal, what would you get next?

XH/MF for swimbaits

A 6'6" M/F for a dedicated top-water setup.

When did rods become weapons?

Tom

6 hours ago, keltonz said:

I honestly rarely throw topwater and don't fish heavy cover at all (right now)

Just curious, why haven't you targeted heavy cover up until this point? It sounds like you are leaning that direction for this next purchase... something to buck the trend.

14 hours ago, WRB said:

When did rods become weapons?

Tom

Never? Not for me at least.

14 hours ago, Can't Catch Bass said:

Just curious, why haven't you targeted heavy cover up until this point? It sounds like you are leaning that direction for this next purchase... something to buck the trend.

 

Honestly, I do 70% bank fishing, and 30% fishing from a kayak in water that doesn't have much heavy cover.

21 hours ago, keltonz said:

BR - I need help deciding what rod to get next for my expanding arsenal... I'll list my current rods and their use below.

 

Spinning:

ML/XF 6'10" - Used 80% for Dropshot, 10% for light shakey head, 10% other...

M/Mod 7' - I rarely use this rod, but use it for light topwater and jerkbaits

 

Casting:

M/Mod 7' - Used for smaller squarebills, lipless cranks, and shallow cranks

M/F 7' - My most used rod, used for weightless and light T-Rig plastics, lighter jigs, topwater, jerkbaits

MH/XF 7'1" - Used right now for 1/2oz jigs and any of my heavier lures, like 1/2oz spinnerbaits or 110 whopper plopper. Not ideal.

 

Right now I am leaning toward a XH/F casting rod for frogs and heavy jigs, but I honestly rarely throw topwater and don't fish heavy cover at all (right now), or a MH/Mod rod for heavier/deeper cranks (which I would do occasionally) and for chatterbaits.

 

If this was your arsenal, what would you get next?

You might consider another MF so you can have more than one type of lure already set to go.  Or possibly a MHF for the same lures, but for use with heavier weights....unless you don't plan on fishing heavier weights than the Medium handles.