4 hours ago, Ski said:

A man after my own heart!!!!

 

When the wife didn't go with me, I'd take 8-10 already rigged.  MLF, MF. MHF and sometimes a crankbait rod.  Normally didn't use more than 3 of them. 

 

7 hours ago, Fishingmickey said:

I plead the fifth sort of.  I carry too many rods on my Kayak (15). I like it. I may need a intervention.

FM

Wow. At times six drive me insane. Are you in a Hobie Pro Angler with tons of room and storage?

Usually take

4 crankbait rods

1 jig rod rod

1 Texas rig rod

1 for top water or jerkbaits

1 for Frogs

1 for spinnerbaits

and once a year or so I’ll carry a spinning rod

I usually have six setups fishing from a boat. Four baitcaster and two spinning rods. I try to only have three on deck at a time.

1 for crankbaits.

1 for either a spinnerbait or a topwater.

1 for soft plastics.

1 for either a different soft plastic or a jig. 

1 spinning rod with either a Senko or T rig Trick worm.

1 spinning rod with with smaller finesse soft plastic.

From a Kayak 2, one MH baitcaster one spinning.

 

Bank fishing two max. Usually a couple MH baitcasters.

 

wading I take one, often a spinning rod.

 

In the boat I should only take 5. I could cover the spectrum. Right now I have 12 and need to do some culling. I never fish better with more setups to choose from. 
 

Fishing as a backseater, it depends. Fun fishing I’ll take 3, tournament fishing I’ll take 5.

15 hours ago, Huckfinn38 said:

Wow. At times six drive me insane. Are you in a Hobie Pro Angler with tons of room and storage?

Yes Huck, I carry thirteen vertical (milk crate with three triple rod holders and a Engle cooler with four rod holders. Two rods in the horizontal storage.

FM

8 on kayak.  18-20 on boat.

 

I had a half hour to kill the other morning and walked down to fish off the dock with 5 rods ... even I began to wonder if that wasn't a bit much

In the canoe I took 10 rigs with me, in Bass Trek...double that. Shore fishing it's 4-5 rigs.

On 7/31/2024 at 9:40 AM, Fishingmickey said:

I plead the fifth sort of.  I carry too many rods on my Kayak (15). I like it. I may need a intervention.

FM

How the heck does that thing still float? lol I carry between 3-6 in my kayak and when I have six I have had some strange looks from more casual anglers lol

I am bringing all the rods, but the first three I get out most everywhere I go. (Chick river, Pamonkey River, Lake Anna) I adapt from there, I will switch to a T-rig on any of these three depending on how big I want to go.

 

7'2" Zodias ML - Under-spin with 2.8-3.3 swimbait

6'10" Expride MH- 3/8 oz. Mini max chatterbait or 3/8" compact jig

7'2" Expride H- 1/2" Jig

for most fishing adventures I bring my three main rods: 1 light spinning, one MH baitcasting and one UL rod (just for fun)

 

They are as follows:

 

G. Loomis IMX Pro SJR 901S with Nasci 1000 FC reel

G. Loomis IMX Pro MBR 903C with Curado 200i PG

G. Loomis Trout Series UL TSR791 with Sustain 1000 FE

 

 

I live in Iowa and I typically only bring 2 to 3 and 4 being max. 1st setup is chatterbait setup. 2nd would be texas rig. 3rd would typically depend on the season. Spring would be a crank/lipless/jerkbait setup. Summer and early fall would be a frog or topwater rod. 4th would be a spinning setup with wacky senko. 

I need to show my wife this thread.

 

She thinks I'm crazy for taking 4 rods fishing.

 

She also thinks I have way too many setups.

 

On 7/31/2024 at 10:40 AM, Fishingmickey said:

I plead the fifth sort of.  I carry too many rods on my Kayak (15). I like it. I may need a intervention.

FM

Please share a picture of your kayak... I'm intrigued how you get 15 in there!!

Always fishing from the bank. I carry two. One 5’4” E-glass spinning rod. One 6’2” E-glass 2wt fly rod. 

It changes all the time, here's what I brought out last week for a predawn till late morning adventure and I have problems and no one else on the boat.

 

7' XXH/R  lightweight swimbait rod w/ spro chad shad

7'6 XH/RF w/ 3/4oz swim jig and a 5.8 paddle tail

7'6 H/F w/ a 1oz nichols double willow spinnerbait

7'2 H/F  3/8oz free rig w/ dolive gill

 

7'9 MH/RF duel hardcore 5+ crank

6'9 MH/F 5g jighead minnow / 5" jerky j

6'6 MH/F 3/16oz 8" hags tornado

 

6'9 M/F 3/8oz underspin w/ 3" armor shad

6'9 M/RF 4" cover scat

6'10 M/MF duo spybait

7'8 M/RF 2" 12g metal jig

7'3 ML/F - BFS 1.75" 7g metal jig

 

scott