I have 5 baitcasting combos, 4 spinning combos and two spincast combos.   I know, I know what you are thinking but I have two boys.  

I will have up to 5 combos in the boat at a time.  I would have more but I don't have enough room in my boat for more.  

It may seem like I am crazy but I hate to retie new lures when I want to make a change.  It is easier to pick up another rod.

5 to 6 for me

I own 12 combo's and usually only bring 6 or 7 with me. I usually have two crank bait rods, a t-rig rod, a rod for skipping, one for spinnerbaits, one for frogs and one with a senko, usually

"Collecting technique specific equipment is just part of the fun for a lot of guys. All your fishing can be done with one rod and three covers just about everything:" - roadwarrior

Ditto to that. Still, I have several different rod/reel combos for different situations/fish species, including 2 fly rod setups.

4pwr: the name of the movie you were referring to is: "Days of Thunder"  Tom Cruise played the rookie stock car driver named Cole Trickle and Robert Duvall was recruited to be his crew chief (I think his name was Harry Hogge in the movie).

If I could get away with it, I'd probably use a snoopy pole.  But I think 3 rods/reels will suffice for most situations.  But since I like to flyfish and panfish in addition to bass fishing, I add two more outfits to the fray.  So, 5 rods is what I usually carry.

Five.bass.limit

I didn't list a Carolina Rig cause I aint been out this year  :'(

Goodness guys. If you take along a rod reel combo to meet every situation you encounter or every method of fishing you use,              \"

Answer close to.... YES. In fact it makes it simpler, just don't step on them

YES, I have 16 rods in my boat pre riggrd because I fish alot of tournaments and I want to just pick up a rod than to have to stop and change my bait on a rod. Time is money! I also guide at night and that way it helps out too.

i have just one combo currently....i am a bank fisherman and i carry a custom 6' MH rod wth a revo S on it.....i just fixed one of my C3's and plan to buy a crankin rod for it.  then my next combo will be a spinning set up...probebly M/X-fast.  and that will be it untill i manage to get a boat...then i might decide to buy another...but just for your info...i use my current set up for everything and it works just as good for cranks as it does for jigs. but i would like to get away from having to retie so much.

Cliff