What are your go-to rods for each technique?  High end or bargain rods that have served you well.  
 

Spinnerbait

 

Buzzbait

Carolina rig (3/4 - 1.25 oz barrel weight)

 

Texas rig

 

Squarebill

 

Frog (personal favorite is original Jason Christie Cara frog rod)

 

Jerkbait

 

Flipping/pitching - 3/8 and under; 1/2 - 1oz

 

Punching - 1oz +
 

A rig

 

Swimbait

 

Shallow crank 

 

Med crank

 

Deep crank

 

Weightless worm/senko

 

Bladed jig (really like veritas 7’ mh and Tharp honey badger 7’4)

 

Topwater

 

I’m sure I’m missing some techniques 

 

15 hours ago, Biggyginger said:

What are your go-to rods for each technique?  High end or bargain rods that have served you well.  
 

Spinnerbait

 

Buzzbait

Carolina rig (3/4 - 1.25 oz barrel weight)

 

Texas rig

 

Squarebill

 

Frog (personal favorite is original Jason Christie Cara frog rod)

 

Jerkbait

 

Flipping/pitching - 3/8 and under; 1/2 - 1oz

 

Punching - 1oz +
 

A rig

 

Swimbait

 

Shallow crank 

 

Med crank

 

Deep crank

 

Weightless worm/senko

 

Bladed jig (really like veritas 7’ mh and Tharp honey badger 7’4)

 

Topwater

 

I’m sure I’m missing some techniques 

 

I'll give it a try....

 

Spinnerbait -

1oz MB tequila baccarac

5/8oz DC735

3/8-1/2oz PA 173MH & DC734

 

Buzzbait - ?

Carolina rig (3/4 - 1.25 oz barrel weight) - Expride 7'7"H

 

Texas rig - PA611M+, PA172H, Conquest 904 & DRX755 deep water

 

Squarebill - DC 734, PA173MH, Expride 7'7"H

 

Frog (personal favorite is original Jason Christie Cara frog rod) - Expride 7'3"XH, DC 735

 

Jerkbait - PA611M+, Avid 7ML spinning

 

Flipping/pitching - 3/8 and under; PA611M+, PA172H

1/2 - 1oz - Steez 172 power pitch, Expride 7'3XH, MB Tequila Baccarac

 

Punching - 1oz + - MB Tequila Baccarac

 

A rig - Expride 7'7"H, DRX 755

 

Swimbait - almost all of them, decision based on weight, hook diameter, open hook/weedless, and open water or target casting by length.  I want one more Fast long rod (7'6 - 7'9) that can handle 2oz weedless and could also punch.

 

Shallow crank - DC706cb, DC734

 

Med crank -?

 

Deep crank - light pull Expride 7'7"H, hard pull MB Onager

 

Weightless worm/senko - Conquest 904

 

Bladed jig (really like veritas 7’ mh and Tharp honey badger 7’4) - PA172H, PA173MH, DC735

 

Topwater - DC734, PA173MH

 

scott

 

Ironically, my maybe favorite rod never made the list...Expride 7'6"MH

I don't understand the question.

 

I'll offer that the rod I got for spinnerbaiting must be the best darn buzzbait rod on the planet. I have an excellent hookup percentage with buzzbaits. iRod Genesis III Stone Cold Swim and Vibrating Jig Rod. I don't feel confident enough in my overall experience with rods to offer much more, but the Swim and Vibrating Jig Rod is a workhorse. I don't throw only one technique with it.

 

Edit: Any yes, it's a great spinnerbait rod also

Is this a thinly veiled market survey for some new brand of rods? Something smells fishy here...

29 minutes ago, newapti5 said:

Is this a thinly veiled market survey for some new brand of rods? Something smells fishy here...

I dunno - but I don't own enough rods to designate each to it's own technique. Every rig I have does double/triple/quadruple duty.

1 hour ago, newapti5 said:

Is this a thinly veiled market survey for some new brand of rods? Something smells fishy here...

I really hope so, bait monkey wants a big red color scheme for my next gear purchases...

 

scott

1 hour ago, newapti5 said:

Is this a thinly veiled market survey for some new brand of rods? Something smells fishy here...

No hidden agenda from me.  Just wanted to know what rod everyone liked best for each technique.  I don’t have a rod dedicated to each specific technique but I do own a ton of rods, half or more of which serve multi purpose from time to time.  I like to know the hidden gems out there that shine for specific techniques 

17 hours ago, Biggyginger said:

No hidden agenda from me.  Just wanted to know what rod everyone liked best for each technique.  I don’t have a rod dedicated to each specific technique but I do own a ton of rods, half or more of which serve multi purpose from time to time.  I like to know the hidden gems out there that shine for specific techniques 

When I got back into fishing all my rods were purchased with versatility in mind.  It wasn't until I bought my first crankbait rod that I had a technique specific rod.  I keep an OG Tatula 7'4" HF in Florida for frogs.  I purchased a 6' MH Berkley Lightning a few years ago for my oldest grandson to learn how to use a baitcast reel.  He had zero interest.  It is now my dedicated short range spinnerbait rod.

 

I have a custom 7’2” Custom Lamiglas Infinity 864 that the seller said was as sensitive as a GLX so I use it for jigs....which means it doesn't see a lot of action as I don't fish a jig very often.  My bad!

 

I also own too many rods.  Finding which technique would work best for each rod would be a chore.  Guess I'll continue to fish whatever on each one.

Jig rod is missing.

Tom

How about dropshot rod, you gotta have that.???

I carry at least 20 setups in my boat.  Not one of them is as specific as your list.  Except for my Arig setups all of them see at least double duty.  Even my Neds double for sliders and bucktail jigs.