What are your top 5-10 baitcasting rods that you need in your arsenal?

6'10" Medium Fast

7' Medium Moderate

7' 2" Medium Heavy Fast

7'4" Medium Moderate

7'6" Heavy Fast

7'10" XH Fast 

 

Gets me through everything I need and honestly i could cut a few of those out.  

As in brand or ratings???

 

Mine are all MegaBass or St. Croix, I tend to bring more MH/Fast than anything else. 

Usually 3 MH/Fast, 2 M/Mod, and 1 H/Fast in my kayak. 

Buy rods that fish whatever you use most.. What you need and what you think you need are 2 different things

I would have to say 

 

852s nrx spinning 7’1” medium

7’ expride light + spinning

894c glx 7’5” heavy fast casting

884c imx pro heavy fast frog rod

853c nrx casting 7’1” medium heavy extra fast

845c cbr 7’ medium heavy moderate/fast cranking 

7’1”mh fast 

6’8”mh fast

7’4” h fast

This does most I need to do, sometimes I’ll add a spinning rod or a medium baitcaster.

 

It seems I have...(counts rods)...12 baitcasting rods.

 

The ones I seem to use the most are:

6'4" M-XF

6'6" M-F

6'8" MH-F

6'10" MH-MF

7'5 MH-F

7'1" H-F

 

 

In no particular order...other than going down my rod list. 

 

6'6" MLM

7' Glass

7'1" MHF

7'2" MH+F

7' MLF

7' MLR

6'10" MF

6'10" MH-MF

7' MHF

7'2" MH-EF

7'2" MHF

 

I don't use it nearly enough, but I have a 6'10" HF that I really enjoy using when I do take it out.  Not a broomstick.  Nice tip.  I suppose I don't 'need' them all....I just think I do. 

I must have a jika rig rod

I must have a 10" worm rod

 I must have a wacky rig rod

I must have a stick bait pitching rod

I must have a pitching rod for other baits besides stick baits.

I must have a Biffle Bug rod

I must have a finesse jig rod

I must have a heavier jig rod

I must have a square bill rod

I must have a deep diving crank rod

Another crank rod for baits like a Minus 1 is nice

I must have a lipless crank rod

I must have a magnum square bill rod

I must have a spinner bait rod

I must have a square billl rod. 

I must have a bubba drop shot rod

I must have a finesse drop shot rod

I must have a ned rig rod

I must have a shakey head rod 

I must have a spinner bait rod

I must have a chatter bait rod

I must have a buzz bait rod

I must have a top water rod for poppers & walking baits

A rod dedicated to whopper poppers is nice.

 I must have a lipless crank rod.  I'm pretty sure I'm missing one or two . . . .

 

Just remembered . .

I must have an A-rig rod

I must have a frogging rod

I must have a finesse frogging rod

I must have a spinning rod for throwing weightless stick baits & fluke type baits

I must have a jerk bait rod.

 and I'm still sure that there are some that I'm missing or forgetting.

 

10/17 edit . . .

 

I have dedicated Brewer Slider rods ( spinning & bait casting, depending on the wind )

I have a Neko rig rod

I have a Carolina rig rod that I rarely use.

I have a dedicated wacky senko rod.

 

 . . and I'm pretty sure that I am still forgetting some .. .

Yes.

I agree ^^^^