From a canoe... usually 3 rods, all spinning.

early season, L, ML, M. The Light is the most fun, can use it until the weeds get too thick. One of each cause I only own 1 L, and 1 ML.

 

Once the weeds get to the surface I change to 2 M, and 1 MH. Other then a MH baitcast rod that I don't use, those are my 3 heaviest.

 

All between 6' and 7', and all fast, reels from 1000 thru 3000.

 

If I take out the #9 fly rod, it's the only rod on the boat.

I usually carry two rods when fishing from the bank. One with a moving or reaction bait and one with a soft plastic that fits where I'm fishing.

 

In my kayak, I will usually carry 3-4 and tend to be leaning towards traveling lighter and more focused on a few things depending on the location and time of year, but there are some lakes where depending on the lake I may bring as many as 7.

one rod from the bank, if you plan to be very static bring two. leave extras in car/truck just in case. 

on kayak bring as many as you can comfortably fit in it. 

Kayak fishing: Ultra BFS, BFS, ML and slow trolling setup.