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Location: Madison WI | Just wondering how many rods most of you have with you at one time that are rigged with a different presentation. I am looking to increase my # of rods before next season and just wondering what the norm is. |
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Location: Elko - Lake Vermilion | As I fish about 70-80% of the time by myself, I have 6-7 rods rigged with different lures..... Maybe two different dawgs, a glide bait, swim bait, Cowgirl or two, and Always a Weagle.
If I fish with others in my boat I'll have no less than 4 rigged and ready to go.
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| I have around 3 rods rigged up at a time. All with different types of lures. |
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Location: Twin Cities | 4-5 always. |
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Location: Iowa Great Lakes | At least 3 most times 4 |
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Location: South Dakota | 3 to 4 for me. |
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Posts: 115
| 6 rods. Typically, a bucktail (Cowgirl), spinnerbait (Musky Bling), jerkbait (Wabull, Hellhound, or Squirko) , twitch bait (Jake), Bulldawg, and jig. |
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Location: Sun Prairie, WI | One. It throws and works everything from a Mepps Musky Killer to a Mag Dawg. Jerkbaits, big bucks, spinners, and everything in between. One rod does it all for me. |
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| Usually two rods. I don't have a whole bunch of rods rigged with different lures. My idea is to have two different rods that can cover the baits I'm likely to be throwing. An example would be a "bucktail rod" that will also throw most cranks and topwaters, and then a "jerkbait rod" for jerks and some of the heavuer stuff. I fish from a relatively small boat and hate the clutter of having a bunch of rods around my feet etc. Not to mention how many times I've seen guys step on rods or break them because it's stuck under a deck cleat. I have my tackle box handy and know where my lures are located in that box so if I want to change, it's accomplished in probably 10 seconds. About the same time it would take me to hook up a lure on a rod I'm using and pick up the next one, unhook the bait and throw. |
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Location: Land of the Musky | 2
I have a small boat ;( |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Just trust me in this one. The average is 2.47 rods per angler on any given day. This takes into account of all beginners and seasoned anglers alike. If you are a female that number drops to 2.333333. If you are over 60 that number increase to nearly 5 and that number is 4.87. Of course with all controlled tests the are other variables like left vs right handed. And weather also plays a part and on a rain day you can guess that number dropped to 2.15, but to balance that out on a sunny day that number rises to well over 3 and that number is 3.1. And let's not forget about boat size. A person with a 20 ft glass boat have nearly 6 rods rigged (5.86 to be exact) and those fishing form a 14ft boat is under 2 at 1.95. But if he is in a 14ft boat and fishing alone then that number rises to 2.34.
So you see there is NO SUCH NUMBER to shoot for, just get what you need/afford and not worry about the numbers - because it don't matter!!!!!! |
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Location: searchin for 50 | 3 |
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Location: Chicago | 3 rods jerk, spin, and a plastic. just what works for me. |
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Location: martinsburg wv | 3 rods one with hellhound at all times |
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Posts: 135
| 5
Suick
Super D
Blade
Shallow Invader
HellHound |
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Location: Fishing the weeds | 7-10 |
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| at least 15, and sometimes as many as 27
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Location: So. Illinois | 4 -- Thats about all I have room for.
- Large Blade Bait (DCG)
- Spinner Bait such as the Northland or schoolin shad
- Small crank such as the SSR or a chatterbait
- Glide bait or topwater (Weagle or a Hellhound) |
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Location: WI | 3. Topwater, jerk, bucktail. |
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Posts: 531
Location: Hugo, MN | I just switch baits. It always seemed to me that it was quicker than trying to untangle a bait from the rod next to it. |
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| 1 rod, 9 footer.
Throws everything I use. One rod is all I need. |
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Location: Madison WI | muskie! nut - 11/15/2008 8:34 AM
Just trust me in this one. The average is 2.47 rods per angler on any given day. This takes into account of all beginners and seasoned anglers alike. If you are a female that number drops to 2.333333. If you are over 60 that number increase to nearly 5 and that number is 4.87. Of course with all controlled tests the are other variables like left vs right handed. And weather also plays a part and on a rain day you can guess that number dropped to 2.15, but to balance that out on a sunny day that number rises to well over 3 and that number is 3.1. And let's not forget about boat size. A person with a 20 ft glass boat have nearly 6 rods rigged (5.86 to be exact) and those fishing form a 14ft boat is under 2 at 1.95. But if he is in a 14ft boat and fishing alone then that number rises to 2.34.
So you see there is NO SUCH NUMBER to shoot for, just get what you need/afford and not worry about the numbers - because it don't matter!!!!!!
Well there is a number to shoot for which for me is at least 5 rods 2 for livebait and 3 for casting but maybe I may need to up the # up to 7, 2 for livebait and 5 for casting. The season isn't even over and I have gone from 3 rods to 5 already. But I know what your saying muskie nut. |
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| 3 rods for me at all times. |
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| When I dont have multiple broken reels, chipped eyelets I cant find that keep fraying my line etc etc......I will usually have 4 at all times. 1 for rubber, 1 for topwater, 1 for tails, and 1 with a crank of sorts(probably rubber)
this time of year though its basicly 2 unless I'm hanging a sucker.
Maybe a depthraider on 1 but probably rubber on both |
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Posts: 10
| Four (4)
one for bucktails
one for jerkbaits
one for gliders, large cranks, large bucktails
one for large plastics |
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Location: Antioch, IL | 0 - From here on out I will only fish with my bare hands.....I took a correspondence course in ninja training and plan on applying it to all of my outdoor activities. I will deer hunt with Q-tips and duck hunt with my breath...........................(sorry, 3) |
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Location: Dixon, IL | For shore...I always carry two with me! One always grandma or bucktail while second rod is jerkbait! Cold weather I like use one for live bait and second for large jerkbait or both rods out suckers.
Boat...3 most of the time and sometime 4. If my son with me in boat then I use 2 and my son use 2 for more room in the boat. |
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Posts: 132
| I agree with Pete Stoltman. Two rods and easy access to lures. Too many rods laying around is just a mess. Then get two guys with all those rods and it's a disaster. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Two for me most days. Sometimes three, if I am using a 6'10" for a 'special presentation'. |
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Location: KY | 3-6 rods. Depends if I am fishing alone or not.
I try to cover the water column from topwater, dive and rise, bucktail, spinnerbait, crank, rubber, etc |
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Location: Kronenwetter, WI | 2 is fine for me...bucktail/topwater rod and jerk/dawg rod. Of course I have some back up gear but I honestly don't think I'd be able to tolerate or all those rods rigged up. Plus, figure $300 per rig times 3 more rigs...that's $900 bucks I could put other places like electronics, etc.. |
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Location: Bowling Green, KY | I have 5 most of the time if I'm in my boat, though I'm starting to think around here I could get by with a couple stout bass rods with a norman on one and a J-13
rapala on the other. So far my official "musky" lures have been a huge disappointment.
Edited by Performance_Tuned 11/18/2008 10:35 AM
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Location: Irvine, KY | I have a small boat so.... 2. one for large plastics/ rubber/ large spiners/ cowgirls. and one for bucktails/ jerks/ cranks/ topwater. I am looking to move up to 3 though. |
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| Depends on the time of year. 6?
Now that I've got a nicer rod compartment, I will probably keep half of the arsenal below the flight deck.
6'10" HEHEHE
7'3" for me |
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Location: Dixon, IL | Plan to buy a 8 ft 6" musky rod for 2009! Useful for me on shore that I able to cast to weedbeds off the shore! Good figure 8 on boat! That's mean I will have 5 rods on boat! |
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| I use one rod that can throw bucktails to big plastics. For me it is a lot easier to switch lures than rods. |
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Location: Lake Vermilion Tower, MN | Time of the year can make a difference. During the summer peak I'll have...
1. Bucktail, hair.
2. Bucktail, tinsel.
3. Topwater.
4. Spinnerbait.
5. Glider.
6. jerkbait.
7. Crankbait.
If you have the room you may as well have them ready to go. 
I'll sometimes have a Tube or a Dawg on a rod instead of the jerkbait.
"Ace"
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| 19. no more. no less. |
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Posts: 97
Location: Chaska MN. | Four one bucktail
one jerk bait
one topwater
one bull dog
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Location: Cave Run Lake KY. | 3 casting, 5, if Im trolling the Cave. |
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Location: Madison WI | esox2 - 11/20/2008 4:08 PM
19. no more. no less.
ROFL, how does one fit that many rods with reels and lures on them in a boat? Is there any room to make any casts lol |
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How many rods do you have rigged up at one time?