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Posts: 130
Location: Duluth, MN | I'm currently trying to get my rod/reel lineup to a point where I feel like I have the right rod/reel set up for every bait in my box. My question is, how many combinations do you think it would take to be set up for everything you're throwing? Can it be done in 4? What action/length rods would you suggest? What gear ratios and how much line pickup on the reels? I'm not looking for specific brands, but rather some guidelines of things you would want.
Thanks,
Adam |
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Posts: 1906
Location: Oconto Falls, WI | Two
One for everything but the really light stuff. One for the small light stuff used in the spring, as well as 10" tubes and smaller.
If you don't throw small stuff then one. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | it can be done with 2 but imo having more is better... I tend to have 4-6 in my boat at any time....having a slow gear ratio reel for avg speed bucktails & slow rolling at night is one combo, (9' Sling blade, winch 4.6 to 1) a combo for side to side stuff (mine is 8' all star, with revo 60 5.4), a longer rod with a stiffer tip and a burner (Trini 16NA, Diamondback custom 8'9") and a good crank/inline topwater, spinnerbait/avg size bucktail rod (9' DB/Calcutta TE) and then a rod for the big heavy stuff like pounders/mag dawgs and a reel to pick up the slack line between rips...(St Croix Legend/toro 60 6.4 to 1)
it can be done with 2 ...but imo having more is better and will help you work and cast baits better/farther, less fatigue, and put more fish in the boat. |
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Posts: 432
Location: Eagan, MN | I carry 4 (not including trolling rods) and that more than covers everything for me. My combos have a lot of overlap but basically boil down like this:
- light stuff (small twitchbaits, grinders, topraiders)
- suick rod (seldom has anything else on it, sometimes a standard sized crankbait)
- double 10 rod
- big stuff (big crankbaits mostly, has pretty much had a 10" krave on it all year)
I could do without one of the middle two as they are pretty much the same action and power, but I wouldn't want to cut it down to 2 even though it could be done.
If it helps these are the actual combos:
8-6 predator mh / 7000
8-0 diamondback h / 7000
8-6 steel 20 / 700te
8-6 steel 25 / 7000 |
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Posts: 349
| I carry 3:
Fenwick Elite Tech 7'6" MH / Okuma Red Isis 250 (probably should have a faster reel like a curado 300 or revo toro HS)
Smallest Baits
-All Topwaters
-Small gliders and jerkbaits up to 9" suicks
Gander Split Grip 8'6" H / Shimano Cardiff 400
Medium Baits
-Smallest Bucktails up to double 8s and sometimes slow rollin 10s after dark
-Spinnerbaits
-Crankbaits
-Bigger gliders and jerkbaits
Gander Split Grip 9' XH / Okuma Cortez 10 (used to be a saltist 20HA)
Biggest Baits
-Mainly used for double 10s
-Burning smallest bucktails and up to double 13s
-Haven't tried dawgs yet but plan to use this rod for them |
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Posts: 203
Location: Minnesota | Three setups for me:
9'0 Tackle Industries XXH telescoping mated with Okuma Cedros- This gets regulated to overall duty... I find I use this rod more with Rubbers, Swimbaits, Bucktails/DB8-10 (slowrolling-moderate), topwaters, etc etc... One Setup to do almost everything...
9'0 Thorne Bros Predator XH mated with Shimano Trinidad 16NA- This gets regulated to High Speed duty, burning bucktails... Liking it so far... Still need more practice with Trinidad... Might will purchase a 9'0 Tackle Industries XH in the winter or so and see how comparable it is to the Predator...
7'6 Modified Grandt XH mated with Okuma Isis- This is my Gliders/Jerkbaits/WTD Topwater setup...
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Posts: 79
| I carry 4 setups: a 7' blackriver jerkbait rod with a revo 60hs, an 8' blackriver top n tail with a record 50, a blackriver 7'6" cranker with a record 60, and an 8'6" blackriver hawgchaser with a 7000 pro rocket. With these I can throw everything from the smaller rattlebaits up to pounders. I've even thrown the mamoth sue, but I was careful not to over power the cast. I hope this helps. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | I have 4 that I use regularly. A 7' Fenwick XH set with an Okuma Akena 250 that is my Weagle/Wabull set up. A 8.5' Okuma XH telescoping with a new Okuma Isis 400 for my big spinnerbaits and blades, Tackle Industries 9 footer in XH with a Red Isis and custom power handle to lob the larger stuff, and a 7.5' Okuma H one piece with a new Isis 250 to throw everything else.
I carry 4 more that are specialty outfits. |
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Posts: 25
| I like to have at least Three!
Right now i have an 8'6" XXH with a calcutta B for everything from bulldawgs to twitch baits and glide baits to topwaters. A 9'3" XH with a toro winch 60 for all my bucktails (it can be pretty hard to thorw a small bucktail with this set up though). And a 7' with a Calcutta B mainly for suicks and jackpots, thats about all i thorw on this set up! But it wouldn't hurt to have a couple more! |
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Posts: 1184
Location: Iowa Great Lakes | 9' XH TI with a 5:4 Toro 60 for dawgs/DCG/cranks
9' XH with a HS Toro 60 for jerkbaits/ weagles
9' Predator with a Curado 300 for small bucktails/gliders
9' XXH TI Toro 60 5:4 for big rubber |
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Posts: 1023
| • 7'6" Premier H - tubes, jerkbaits
• 8'6" slingblade - swimjigs, blades...
• 8'6" XH Maina Basspro rod - dawgs, blades...
(I have a 9' xxh that I use late fall for pounders too) |
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