08-13-2013, 11:29 AM
[quote Hookbaiter]So maybe I'm a rookie but I'm curious as to why you have so many poles on your rig. I usually take a spare just in case but wow I counted five! No disrespect, just curious.[/quote]
[#0000FF]I mean no disrespect but your question is a rookie question. Most serious and experienced anglers take multiple rods on most trips. But if anybody can get by with only one or two rods then that is a personal matter. Whatever floats your tube...errr boat.
To be more specific, two of my rods are heavier and are rigged for dragging bait for catfish. With a two rod permit I sometimes drag two baits at a time. The other three rods are different weights and actions...rigged for fishing light plastics and/or heavier plastics or crank baits.
Over the course of a day's trip I often drag a bait on one rod while pitching lures with the other. And with three different lure rigs I can alternate without having to rerig every time.
I caught fish on all five rods yesterday. Typical. I would never leave home without them...or more if I could conveniently carry them.
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[#0000FF]I mean no disrespect but your question is a rookie question. Most serious and experienced anglers take multiple rods on most trips. But if anybody can get by with only one or two rods then that is a personal matter. Whatever floats your tube...errr boat.
To be more specific, two of my rods are heavier and are rigged for dragging bait for catfish. With a two rod permit I sometimes drag two baits at a time. The other three rods are different weights and actions...rigged for fishing light plastics and/or heavier plastics or crank baits.
Over the course of a day's trip I often drag a bait on one rod while pitching lures with the other. And with three different lure rigs I can alternate without having to rerig every time.
I caught fish on all five rods yesterday. Typical. I would never leave home without them...or more if I could conveniently carry them.
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