How many rods?
 

I have a question for everyone, How many rods do you take out with you and how many do you use at once? I have found that it is obviously easier to use one, but it is always nice to have that one you forget about until you hear the clicker go off.

1 for the bass, 1 for the bottom, 1 for the iron, 1 for the sabiki. 4 total

It depends on what I am fishing for.

I usually have one rod dedicated to catching bait (unless I hit a bait barge)

Then I will have two rods set up for my target fish. Sometimes a forth with an iron or swim bait.

Sometimes I fish one rod at a time and others I may have two out. Depends on what I am fishing for and the current. One rod is easier to manage but two rods doubles your chance of a hook up. If the two rods lines entangle each other, then you have a mess on your hands.

X2. If I'm drifting I'll have 1 on the bottom and a second either fly lining a Mac. or throwing an Iron. If paddling I'll just troll 1.

I always carry the same three, two to fish with and one sabiki rod

1 flyline, 1 bottom, 1 iron/swim bait, 1 sabiki. I like only one bait rod at at time when fishing large finbait especially macs

1 swimbait for harbour (3" hammer)
1 swimbait for kelp tops (4" hammer)
1 swimbait for the bottom (5" hammer)
1 iron
.....I don't use bait on my kayak...but on my boat I almost exclusively use bait except the occasional iron toss
.....being relatively new to kayak fishing still...I'm not ready for a bait tank...I mostly hunt bass on the kayak anyway

4 total

Good info
 

Everyone is pretty much on the same page, be it 3-4 rods. I normally take out 3 rods also. 2 for the primary target and one for bait.

Usually I keep it simple with one bottom setup (Avet/Calstar), and one combo bass/flyline/whatever's needed (Curado/Terez) setup. Sometimes one sabiki setup if I'm not hitting the bait barge.

as of late.....2 jig sticks


usually, one for every kind of fish i wanna catch

1 set up with a Sabiki rig
1 with a Small spinning reel for ez flipping
1 with a Calcutta set up for the bottom.

I usually top those off with very little skill and even less luck!
Good thing I like to paddle.

I only own 5 rods total. So I bring them all with me.

42 rodZ 4 42 leegalZ

1 sabiki
1 for throwing lures and swimbaits
2 for the bottom

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Depends on where I'm fishing. When I'm in the bay I have a sabiki in case I see a bait ball below me in the deeper parts of the bay, a lighter baitcaster with leadhead grubs for the sbb. And a bigger swimbait for the sandies/halibut.

1 sabiki setup that can be converted to troll
1 9 ft Jig for throwing lures (this seems to attract all the f'n power boaters)
1 for the bottom
1 Flyfish rod
1 for trolling
12 gauge marine shotgun (fur shootin power boaters)

I'm going out in the bay tomorrow. You free? Shoot me a text if you want to join.

Damn Todd, u kill me with these weekdays. Lucky you!

Three for me. Four is one too many for my setup, it always ends up getting in the way.

We'll get out there one of these Sundays. The bay's going to be wide open soon.

Yep same here, went with four once and it's just too many for my liking. I do take three sometimes but most times it just goes unused so I really like going with two. Nice and simple and all I really need most of the time.

We usually take 4 each. When the bass are on the chew, we add a 5th sometimes, just for them. If we do bring it, and the bass won't play, we throw a plug on sometimes for bonies, barries. or smaller yellows. Those are lot of fun on the lighter outfit. Julie never uses more than 2 rods, I sometimes use 3 if the drift/wind is taking us towards the launch, baits hi' and lo', in clicker mode, while I yo-yo a jig, too.

Four rods and a sabiki.

Surface Iron, deep Iron, flyline, dropper.

Fishing I almost always have a bait out and am working Iron. I like to flyline paddle around then drop heavy Iron on marks. If I see boils I then just stick the heavy Iron rod in the holder and grab my surface Iron stick and throw.

Yoyo rig, surface iron rig. One to change out for heavy bottom and fly lining macs, a bait stick (sabiki and saliki) and a bass stick.

5 I bring 5.

Number of rods would depend on season and location. When I fish south bay I usually have a rod for fishing bait and 3 or 4 for fishing plastics, spinnerbaits, or crankbaits. No reason tying knots all day. In LJ winter maybe a rod for making bait, a yoyo rod, and a heavy bait rod. In the summer it would be a surface iron stick, bait making rig, lighter bait rod, heavy bait rod, and maybe something to fish the plastics with. Even if I doubt I'll use it I always bring a long rod when I fish LJ. Other surface iron lovers may agree, I just feel incomplete with out the cannon on board. Mike

I have fishing ADHD so I take at least 5 rods with me, and I have used up to 4 at 1 time. 2 in the rod holders, and 2 in hand. I only do this during crunch time when fishing tournaments and I'm trying everything I can to get that fish I need. Normally if I'm drifting I will fish one on the bottom or fly lined and the other casting out and jigging. Like I said, I have fishing ADHD and like to keep active while on the water.

this might be the best description of what's going on in LJ right now.

^x2

5-6

i exclusively fish artificials each rod has its own 2 or so techniques and all different line sizes.

except the ultra light spinner trout rod.
(i bring that for after i have a few beers.:cheers1:)

so technically 5.5