Just for discussion's sake, what do people think is a reasonable arsenal of rods/reels/line to cover all shore fishing situations one is apt to encounter? What's your ideal, and what's your bare minimum? Thanks for your input.

Open beach plug
Open beach eeling
Pencil popping
Canal Plugging
Canal jigging
Rock plugging
Rock eeling
Bait
jetty
Sheltered back bay

I use various greenie Penn 704's on a Lamiglas XS 101 MHS for all of the above, I don't know any better...:cool:

I use a 704z on an allstar 1266 for just about everything except light stuff which I use a Lami Surfking 9' with a 712z or slammer 460

What I use-
Open beach plug- SSU1201M w/706 and 30 fireline or 9' Triflex w/710 and 14 fireline
Open beach eeling- SSU1201M w/706 and 30 fireline or 9' Triflex w/710 and 14 fireline
Pencil popping- SSU1201M w/706 and 30 fireline
Canal Plugging- SSU1201M w/706 and 30 fireline
Canal jigging-XS 10 MHC w/abu 7000 and 50/65lb braid want to upgrade to a faster reel probably 525 mag
Rock plugging-SSU1201M w/706 and 30 fireline
Rock eeling-SSU1201M w/706 and 30 fireline or XS 10 MHC w/abu 7000 50/65lb braid Thinking of getting an SSU1201MH wrapped convech for this though to go with a abu 7000
Bait- SB 136 4M w/abu 7000 50/65lb braid or XS 10 MHC w/abu 7000 50/65lb braid
jetty- SSU1201M w/706 and 30 fireline or XS 10 MHC w/abu 7000 50/65lb braid
Sheltered back bay- 9' Triflex w/710 and 14 fireline or 7 foot freshwater rod with 712 and 10lb big game mono

I think for the most part I could just get away with 2 setups the ssu1201m/706 and a heavier conventional (probably ssu1201mh in the future) but for now my xs10mhc and 7000 abu.

some combos i use...some i want...some im getting :)

open beach plug: lamiglas ron arra 1205 vs 250
open beach eel: lamiglas ron arra 1204 vs 200
pencil popping: lamiglas sb 136 2m penn 706z
canal plugging: lamiglas gsb 132 1l vs 250
canal jigging: lamiglas ron arra 126-1mh or all star 1209 abu 7000 or daiwa saltiga 6000gt
rock plugging: lamiglas ssu 120 1m vs 250
rock eeling: lamiglas gsb 120 1l vs 200
bait: who fishes bait? :smash:
jetty: lamiglas gsb 108 1m vs 200
sheltered back bay: lamiglas ron arra 1084 vs 150

Open beach plugging: Ben Doerr 9-4" on piece with a Shimano Spheros 8000/20 lb fireline or a GLoomis 9-6" one piece with a Shimano Stradic 6000/20lb Fireline
Open beach (ugh) eel: GLB1081m wrapped spinning 9 ft one pc with a Daiwa BG-30, 20 LB Fireline ( was the perfect canal eeling rod setup back when I did that sort of thing but we used Ande Tournament green 20)
Pencil Popping:see open beach
Canal Plugging: JK Fisher 10ft 1 pc with a Shimano Tekota 600/50lb Stealth
Canal Jigging: see canal plugging
Rock Plugging: Gloomis 9ft 1pc spinning with a Quantum PT-60/30 LB Fireline
Rock (ugh) eeling: see rock plugging (only if my life depended on it)
BAIT: I used to do that, 10 foot Lami Graphite (forget #) 750 ss Penn 20lb Big Game mono (got two of these set ups collecting dust)
Jetty: See open beach plugging (just got back in from doing that exact thing, schoolie fest)
Sheltered back bay: Sage FLI series 9' 8 wt with a 9wt Airflo monocore and black hi-ties. size 1. 10 lb fluoro tippet.

Open beach plug -GSB 120 1L Daiwa BG 30 w15# mono
Open beach eeling- GSB 120 1L Daiwa BG 30 w15# mono

Pencil popping- GSB 120 1M/Saltiga Z4500 w 40# PP
Canal Plugging- GSB 120 1M/Saltiga Z4500 w 40#PP
Rock plugging-GSB 120 1M/Saltiga Z4500 w 40# PP
Rock eeling-GSB 120 1M/Saltiga Z4500 w 40# PP

Canal jigging- ALL Star 1209/Newell 229 w65# PP
Canal eeling- ARRA 1205/Newell 229 w 65# PP- you left this out George.


Bait -BBT 108 3M w/229 newell and 30# mono
Jetty-BBT 108 3M w/229 newell and 30# mono

Sheltered back bay- Bottle of Balvenie scotch and a nice cigar. Table for two. Too relaxing a setting to even bother w/fishing. Just put your feet up and exhale.

This is what I have now.....always subject to change


Open beach plug - Batson 1088 w/ stradic 6000FH and 30lb Big Game Braid or 1201m w/ VS200 and 50 lb suffix braid depending on what plugs I intend to throw
Open beach eeling - 1201m w/ VS200 and 50 lb suffix braid
Pencil popping - 1201m w/ VS200 and 50 lb suffix braid
Canal Plugging - 1201m w/ VS200 and 50 lb suffix braid
Canal jigging - Rainshadow SU1209 w/ Penn 7500ss and 65lb Fireline Braid
Rock plugging - Batson 1088 w/ stradic 6000FH and 30lb Big Game Braid or 1201m w/ VS200 and 50 lb suffix braid depending on what plugs I intend to throw
Rock eeling - 1201m w/ VS200 and 50 lb suffix braid
Bait - 8' Ugly Stick w/ an Okuma eb65 baitrunner (Dead Now, getting a Shimano Baitrunner to replace) and 20 lb. big game mono
Jetty - Batson 1088 w/ stradic 6000FH and 30lb Big Game Braid
Sheltered back bay - St. Croix psrs70l with a penn Captiva CV4000 and 20lb Fireline braid for light/early season fishing

..A fine cigar for all occasions, Preferably a Fuente -Work of Art Maduro, but I will settle for an Opus X, or a Nobleza ;)
I have used Suffix almost exclusively this year, always with a long flouro leader

Open beach plug - Batson 1088 w/ VS150 or GSB1201m Abu7000 w/50 lb suffix braid
Open beach eeling - Batson 1088 w/ VS150 or GSB1201m Abu7000
Pencil popping - Batson 1088 w/ VS150 or GSB1201m Abu7000
Canal Plugging - SSU1201MH w/VS200 or GSB1201m Abu7000
Canal jigging - SSU1201MH w/VS200 or GSB1201m Abu7000
Rock plugging - SSU1201MH w/VS200 or GSB1201m Abu7000 Depends which rocky shore line
Rock eeling - SSU1201MH w/VS200 or GSB1201m Abu7000
Bait - Rainshadow SU1209 w/Shimano Baitrunner
Jetty - Batson 1088 w/ VS150
Sheltered back baylil fishies-1087 w/Stradic, or back to the 1088 w/vs150

Now you gotta add in the Yak rods :hee:

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Open beach plug XRA 1322 VS 300
Open beach eeling XRA 1322 VS 300
Pencil popping XRA 1322 VS 300
I easily have over a 100-30 plus lb fish on this rod..
IMO the best pencil rod made..
Canal Plugging XRA 1322 VS 300
Canal jigging Allstar 1209 Diawa Saltiga 5000
Rock plugging XRA 1322 VS 300
Rock eeling XRA 1322 VS 300
Bait XRA 1322 VS 300
jetty XRA 1322 VS 300
Sheltered back bay GSB 1321M VS 300

Why use a short rod and have the fish be just out of range.I will go with the big gear till I can't fish anymore.I recently made the move to VS from The penn 706z.Keeping the reels the same.I don't have to think about retrieval speeds..
The GSB 1321M,, I will use plugging on the open beach also.It is a better all around caster in the high and low range than the Arra.The Arra is softer..It is probably a little tired.Too many big fish..:laugha: My Arra has wire frame perfection guides which handle the falls on the rocks better.NIB is a Clutz..I can still feel the Knot on my shin from this yrs spill In June..
I recently purchased another GSB 1321M I will rap with the perfection guides so I can use that on the rocks..

Jetty or canal, VS250 and 10ft St Croix premeire surf
everything else, VS200 and 10ft St Croix premeire surf, both with 65lb PP
unless I fish bait (which is rare) then Ill bust out the spheros 12000 with 25lb mono on an ancient, but good, 12 ft rod

Too many, and used too interchangeably, to list. The only exception is the All Star 1209/Saltiga 6000-Z combo used exclusively for Canal jigging.

Im pretty damn moody, so i can go with either conventional of spinning and be happy.
1201L with a stradic 6k or 706z for most RI duties, except when it gets real crappy and i need big wood, then its convench. RS 1208 with either a 7k Abu or 6500 and the rest of the territory is covered. When i want to have a little fun with blues, a 1088 with 6500 abu is a riot and light as a feather.

Just for discussion's sake, what do people think is a reasonable arsenal of rods/reels/line to cover all shore fishing situations one is apt to encounter? What's your ideal, and what's your bare minimum? Thanks for your input.

Open beach plug
Open beach eeling
Pencil popping
Canal Plugging
Canal jigging
Rock plugging
Rock eeling
Bait
jetty
Sheltered back bay

Oh man, now I need two more rods, maybe three.

bait 121 3m conv. with penn 980, also been jigging with this set up ..
jigging ,Breakaway 1209.. but put this down for a while . Nautil 7500GV pro
Plugs 10'Lami Tri-flex Spin with Nautil 7500 GV pro
Plugs 10' Lami Tri-flex Conv. Had Mike at M&D's make it..
Plugs 11' XRA 1322 Conv. made myself
Plugs 11' cono flex barracuda thief Conv. rolled by Big Dave .
Small plugs breakaway 1145,,small nautil.. rolled by Big Dave
Conv. reels I interchange Abu 6500 blue yonder,,Big Dave worked on ..Abu 7200,bearings,,thumb burner mag.Abu Mag Elite..Abu 7000 BG.. 3 980's,,1 140.. Misc. other stuff .. ugly sticks and such for kids ..704's .. gave some 140's away .. nephew ..

I use 5 rods, some overlap a little in what they cover and how I use them. I love my rods, it took me a lot of blanks to find what I wanted. I just wish I had the reel collection you guys all seem to have but what I have works for me & where I fish.

Needles, light swimmers & working hogy/sluggos -allstar 1087 w/ a penn 460 slammer

Reg Beach plugging, eels pencils, large plugs, all star 1145 w/ cabo 60

Canal topwater- spinning- lami 1321 1m, emblem pro 5500, a great long distance rod, but @ 11' more than 2 hours working pencisl with this rod and I'm beat.

Canal Conv plugging and jigging the slow current days, arra 1205 conv w/ a abu 7000i hsn. I just wish I could get comfortable working a pencil on a conventional rod. The 1205 will also be my canal eeling rod when I decide to learn to fish eels in the canal.

Canal jigging, allstar 1209 conv. w/ abu 7000 hcl

I use the 1209, or the 1145 about 90% of the time, and the others just fill smaller more specific niches better than a 'do everything rod'.

A Lami 1201M w/ a 706/VS250 or similar sized reel probably covers 7 of those...
It won't do 8 and bait
Is not ideal for canal jigging.
It would be overkill for most backwater fishing.

otherwise.
It is the balls.

Open beach plug 1201m vs200
Open beach eeling 1201m vs200
Pencil popping 1321m vs250
Canal Plugging n/a
Canal jigging n/a
Rock plugging 1201m cut to 9'6" vs200
Rock eeling 1201m cut to 9'6" vs200
Bait n/a
jetty1321m vs250
Sheltered back bay 1201m vs200