Okay, so you won't win anything for doing this but it could be fun and give other people ideas if enough people respond to this. What I was thinking is this, if you were forced to pare down your rod/reel setups to just 3 casting and 3 spinning what would they be and why? My wife is constantly nagging about how many setups I have and do I really need all of them (I could start WW3 by trying to flip it around and ask her if she really needs all of her shoes or watches or whatever but I value my time on this Earth and would like it to continue...lol) and this has got me to thinking...if I had to sell off some setups and whittle it down to just 3 of each style what would I pick. Obviously some setups would be crossing over techniques and pulling double or sometimes triple duty so they would have to be versatile. Maybe seeing some of your answers will help me if I decide the wife is right and sell of some of mine...which would I keep and which could I part ways with. This should can be a fun topic...let's get it started!!!

 

3 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

 

Good read! I definitely need a Heavy casting setup for frog fishing though as that's one of my passions ...maybe this setup could be used for multiple other techniques?

Well, we all "need" additional special rods.

For me it's a jerkbait rig, deep cranking and A Rig.

I have no idea why I need the additional 13 rods

                                       

                                                            

1. 6’10” MHF JWR rod with 8:1 size 100 reel, 12 lb FC line.

2. 6’8” MF top water/jerk bait rod /small crank/lipless baits with 6:3.1 reel, 11 lb Nylon line.

*3. 8’ XH swimbait rod with 5.8:1 size reel 300 reel, 25 lb Nylon line. 2-7 oz swimbaits/wake/glides.

*3. 7’ MHM Crank bait rod 5.8:1 size reel, 13 lb deep diving crank baits.

Spinning

1. 7’1” MF rod with 2500 reel, 5 lb Copolymer line.

2. #1 extra spool with 7 lb FC line

3. 6’10” MLXF rod with 1000 reel, 5 lb Copolymer line.

Tom

* total of 6 rods and reels.

Tom

I would keep…

I Punch

1 MH/XF

1 MH/F

All casting rods. 
 

I don’t use spinning rods

 

 

 

 

Mike

Maybe you just need to upgrade

casting

6'6 daiwa tatula medium fast - jerkbaits/soft jerkbaits, light topwater, light t-rigs

7'3 daiwa tatula medium heavy fast - all around, t-rig, jig, chatterbait, spinnerbait

7'3 daiwa tatula elite heavy fast - flipping and pitching

 

spinning

7' daiwa tatula elite medium light fast - dropshot

6'10 daiwa tatula elite AGS medium x-fast - dock skipping/shooting

7' daiwa tatula medium fast - all around finesse

 

 

12 minutes ago, Choporoz said:

Maybe you just need to upgrade

That's an avenue I've pondered as well. I would definitely like to sell off at least a couple setups so I can get 1 really nice setup (to me at least), a Shimano 2020 JDM Metanium (which can be found from a Japanese site for $246 shipped) and pair it with a G. Loomis GCX 7' MH/F MBR rod.

I wasn't really speaking about the rods....but that can work, too

Casting

Pitching

Crankbait

Heavy 

 

Spinning 
Finesse 

Workhorse 

 

I would use the money for the 3rd spinning to buy my wife some shoes.  That’s all I want.  I’m assuming I can have multiple backups of each rod.  My boat won’t balance correctly if the rod locker’s not full.  It’s a safety issue.  ?

Powell Inferno 703C Medium Heavy X-Fast 

Lew's Team Lite 

 

Daiwa Tatula TTU711MHXB Medium Heavy X-Fast 

Lew's Tournament MP 

 

Diawia Tatula TTU731MHFB Medium Heavy Fast 

Lew's Tournament MB 

 

Kistler Helium hanging out 

1: 7' MedHeavy baitcasting rod for flippin and pitchen

2: 7' Med spinning rod for cranking and other stuff

3: 6'6" Med spinning Ned and Slider rod.

 

...but would dearly miss the other 10 rods...