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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | Curious: you're going to your one week (or two, hate you!) muskie trip upnorth/downsouth/out east/wherever you go....for you CASTERS, how many rod/reel combos are you bringing?
Just thinking for my October Eagle trip to Andy Myers Lodge, I'll probably bring 7:
-sucker rod (for when its chillaxishness and let the other guy cast)
-big rubber rod
-10s rod
-crankbait rod
-jerkbait
-backup for cranks/10s
-backup for jerkbait
*yes, I always fear that I'm going to break rods at any moment. |
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Location: Minnesota | I bring every one i have 11 i have back ups for my back ups. I have 5 extra reels all spooled up ready to go if i get a mother of all back lashes take the reel off put another one on and I'm back fishing. |
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Posts: 163
Location: NoDak | -rubber
-10s
-8s
-jerk |
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Location: Walker, MN | If it's strictly Muskie fishing and I'm alone I bring 4. My leaders have snaps on them. |
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Posts: 757
| I bring 4. Anymore than that I would be tripping or stepping on them in my boat. I have a 16ft Crestliner. Nice rod locker but when I'm out on the water I keep all my gear out and ready just in case you have to make a quick cast to a follower with a change up bait. Kdawg |
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Posts: 240
Location: Oconomowc, WI | I've got 8 casting rods (2 are for smaller stuff for cold fronts and such), 2 sucker rods, and 3 trolling rods. Don't always use them all every time out, but like to have them there just in case. |
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Posts: 177
Location: ON | 3 MAX.
All around/Bucktail
Jerk
Heavier outfit for big baits and or rubber
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Posts: 833
| I bring them all. (11+) Once I have patterns sorted out, the amount in the boat is usually 3-5. |
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| I bring 3, sometimes 4.
One for Big rubber/big cranks, LT "big dawg" or MI mark lijewski rod4 xh
One for Cranks/blades/what ever 8 foot 10 oz MI
One for Jerk/big suick LT "the jerk"
Rarely a fourth for small jerk, jigs, and different smaller stuff.
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Posts: 8775
| I usually have 3 rods rigged up - double 10, topwater, big rubber
I always bring backup rods and backup reels. Stuff breaks.
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Posts: 68
| Three is all I need a Jerkbait combo, a Bucktail Combo, and a nice 8' med/hvy for the rest.... |
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Posts: 392
| I bring 4 combos ... 9' Predator xhvy and Calcutta D for rubber, 8.5' LT hvy Slingblade and Tranx for big bucktails and cranks, 8.5' medium heavy LT Long Ranger and Revo toro for topwaters, suicks and smaller bucktails and 7.10' hvy Predator with HS Revo Toro for jerk baits and WTD topwaters. If its early spring - first two weeks or so I add a 7' heavy Spinning Rod combined with Stradic 400 spinning reel for small jig and plastics and bass baits. |
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Posts: 994
Location: Minnesota: where it's tough to be a sportsfan! | This would have been an interesting choice for how many set-ups do you own also. Interesting comparison. |
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| 1 to 4 I typically bring along depending on what the plan for the day is. BR |
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Posts: 897
| I bring a couple in the boat, a couple backup rods and reels at the cabin in case something breaks on one of them. I can throw everything with my two primary set-ups. |
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Posts: 142
| 4
Lip stick for small bucktails top water and cranks
sling blade for 10's and heavier stuff
classic jerk for gliders and jerks
8 mhf St Croix premier that works as a guest rod/good all purpose piece |
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Posts: 163
Location: NoDak | I said 4 but I lied, I have a couple older reals sitting onboard and 4 extra "cheeper" rods as back ups or for friends to wreck haha |
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Location: Ham Lake, Minnesota | whynot - 4/30/2014 1:48 PM
I can throw everything with my two primary set-ups.
I followed this concept when putting together my set-ups. I opted for two high-quality set-ups, where both had a slightly different application, but were also good all-around set-ups that could serve back-up to one another. I ended up going with:
LT Slingblade extended to 8'11" with 19" full cork rear-handle with Calcutta 400d for gliders, jerkbaits, topwater, and everything smaller than double 10s, magdawgs, 8" cranks, etc.
LT Big Nasty extended to 9'5" with 19" full cork rear-handle with Calcutta 400TE for everything including double 10s, magdawgs, 8" cranks, and larger.
To answer that OPs question, I would just bring 2 setups. |
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Posts: 1283
| In the boat with me or just for the trip in general?
In the boat 2 muskie rods & 2 bass/walleye rods in the locker.
For the trip around 8-10 rods. Always worried something will break and want back ups but I don't bring them all on the boat. There are more rods on the boat as my brother normally has 3-4 with him. |
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Location: Sawyer County, WI | Don't over think it. Take what you really need to fish the baits you throw (including backups) and no more. The last thing you need to do is behave like a woman who needs every conceivable shoe type and color on a one week trip. |
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Location: Garrison, Mn | I like to have room in the boat, so I bring 4 rods for 2 people. In a week of fishing I might handle 3 of them. It is like elk hunting, after 5 days and it is time to go home. I find I have the same clothes on as I had on the first day, so I bring 1 small bag to change clothes for the ride home. |
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Location: one foot over the line | 1-jerks and wtd
2-10's
3-musky killers/bass rod
4-crankin
5-twitch/prop-tops
6-rubber
7- xh spin-caster
8- h spin-caster
9-back up
10-back up
I guess it's 10, which easily fit in my boat with plenty of room for the partners fishin poles. If i go in someone else's boat, I can control myself and bring a minimum. |
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Posts: 230
Location: St Paul, Minnesota | Now that I my rod locker can hold all my rods up to 9 feet I'll be bringing all 7 of my combos when I go out on my boat. Might seem excessive, but I never fish alone.
-Short Jerk- (St Croix LT Classic Jerk w/Curado 300E)
-Jerk- (St Croix LT Jerk w/Revo Toro NaCl60)
-Trolling/Sucker- (St Croix LT Lip Stick w/Calcutta 400TE)
-Trolling/Sucker- (St Croix Premier Glass 8' w/Tekota 500LC)
-Small Bucktails/Cranks- (8'6 Tooth Tamer Med.Heavy w/Revo Roro NaCl60)
-Soft Plastics- (St Croix LT Big Dawg w/Tranx)
-All Purpose- (St Croix LT Big Nasty w/Calcutta 400d)
If I'm taking a quick trip out on a buddy's boat I'd grab my "Jerk", "Big Nasty", and one of my trolling set ups and I'd be pretty well set.
-C7 |
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Posts: 115
| i use 3 combos
1. 7 foot heavy with a curado 301 for anything jerkbait or walk the dog.
2. 8.5 foot heavy 2-8oz with a curado301 for anything from rattle traps up to dbl 8's and small rubber
3. 8.5 foot xtra heavy 4-10oz with a revo toro winch for cowgirls, big cranks and some big rubber, although the winch isn't ideal for big rubber i can get by with it, don't use big rubber that often, so... |
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Posts: 306
| I bring nearly everything I own. Not gonna drive 1000 miles and wish I'd brought something I didn't. 3-4 make it to the boat each day. |
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