how many rods do you carry with you?

[Sweetwater]

Originally Posted by 2na

The distance thread got me thinking - how many rods do you keep with you while fishing? No general purpose rod/reel for me! If you're golfing you have a different club for different situations, so on any given trip to the beach (bottom to top) I keep 2 - 7' ultralights with 8 lb braid, one 8' light with 10, one medium 9' Arra with 17 and a VS for night beach walking, one medium heavy 10' Arra with 20 to horse blues though seal infested water, and 2 heavy 11' Arra's with 17 (40 shocker) for bombing it out there. If I'm going to flip eels I bring a 9' lami GSB with 17 mono to boot. That gets me to seven, sometimes eight. What you got??

Well, I don't know if I have the expertise to add anything to what 2na (Mike) has to say. But on the beach I bring at least 3 rods. 1) 10 foot conventional Lamiglas with an Abu Garcia 7000 C3 (or CL) with 20# mono (hate braid on conventional for bait) for casting bait (sand eels), 2) a 10 foot St. Croix spinning (up to 4 oz) with a Penn 750 with 30# braid for plugging when I need the distance and 3) an 8 foot St. Croix (up to 2.5 oz) with a Penn 460 Slammer with 30# braid when I want to walk the beach for a distance and want to conserve weight and energy.

So at least 3 on my truck at all times.

[MarshCappa]

2 for me.

[gone fishin]

One for pluggin and up to 6 or 7 for backup - soaking bait - jigging or whatever. If I am hoofing it and away from the vehicle one is the limit excepting the ditch where two is a must. One rigged for tin/lead and one for plug.

[ReelinRod]

Wow, I'm going to sound like a freak or something.

If I'm going down alone I take at least 15 complete set-ups. I keep my options open from throwing 1/8oz leadheads for weakies from a backside bulkhead to 12ozs and a bunker noggin on the front beach . . . and everything in between.

[jimmy z]

Originally Posted by ReelinRod

Wow, I'm going to sound like a freak or something.

If I'm going down alone I take at least 15 complete set-ups. I keep my options open from throwing 1/8oz leadheads for weakies from a backside bulkhead to 12ozs and a bunker noggin on the front beach . . . and everything in between.

No my friend, not a freak. Just OCD's. I got 'em too, but know I got 'em.

[2na]

Good job ReelinRod - I'd carry more but that's about the max for the roof rack. Sometimes I'll put the 7'ers on my bunk or front mount so I can cram more on top. I need a different rod for different situations big fish small fish close fish far fish bluefish.

[bassackward]

Usually 2 when hoofing the beach, 2-3 in the yak, and 2 - 4 when driving the beaches. Always have a spare 8 or 8 1/2 foot 2 piece and reel w/xtra spool under rear seat as a back up. Plus, a travel rod or two with reels under seat as well for fresh or schoolies. Now that I am starting to try conventionals as well, I may have more to bring in the future.

[BOSOX]

I almost always have 2 on me just in case. On time I was out in the kayak in the middle of a school of bass and I got a nasty backlash, buck fever I guess. The spool was FUBAR, no chance of clearing it...that was the last time I brought one rod. 4-6 rods when I'm on the boat, just 1 7' spinning combo when the schoolies show up. Always 2 at the canal, it's definetely not worth the drive and walk to wad up a reel on the second cast

[maddmatt]

4 plus xtra spools to feed the seals. i keep 3 out and rigged so when a seal busts you off in the 10 min blitz at dawn thers no down time...... until you bust off the 3rd seal. been sealed as many as 6 times in a morning. anyone ever try seal nuggets?

[MAKAI]

I just spool up a beer can with 60# pound blue mono, use a spark plug for a sinker, scrap some dried squid of the jetty,make sure my filthy wife beater tank top is too tight, my hair net is in place and the neck tats are looking slick. I bolo that spark plug around my head a few times and let fly, sit back and hang with the "new americans". Where's my free stuff it's been over a month now, c'mon.

[5/0]

Originally Posted by MAKAI

I just spool up a beer can with 60# pound blue mono, use a spark plug for a sinker, scrap some dried squid of the jetty, and hang out with the "new americans". Where's my free stuff it's been over a month now, c'mon.

Bring it!

[Stewie]

I carry one. I usually have a spare reel stashed somewhere"just in case"