How many Rods do you take out?
Hi All
Just wondering what is common between fisho's when going fishing. When I go out in metro waters I always have 4 rods for myself and 2 for my partner so when you see the boat at the latching ramp you see quite a few rods on the rocket launcher 
but seriously I have a mixed of braid to mono with different line weights etc.., rods and reels from light action, trolling and jigging (ie. hate chasing fish with oversize tackle... like a whitting on a jigstick lol) Call me keen or a mad fisho but I believe in having a selection of rods to fish with and of course only the best quality too. 
which hurts the pocket, but I am over doing it? , when going north will that is another story 
What do you do?
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well i think im up to about
well i think im up to about 15 rods and reels for exmouth now and thats just me, normally metro up to about 8
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as many as the rods holders on my boat
sportsfishing like yourself and many others
whole range of gear and offshore starts from 4kg through to sambo live 25kg......
All in easy reach to fish bait, SP or HB's.
gota experiment and find the fish.
gona install more rod holders...ha ha
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Generally for metro fishing
Generally for metro fishing 4 rods,for up north trips tripple that.
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haha
thanks guys, glad I am as mad as you all
, totally agree sportfishing you need abit of gear when going north, I having the same problem not enough rod holders 
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PilbaraBrad
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hmmmmmmm i generally know
hmmmmmmm
i generally know what i am doing before i go out with a plan
might take three rods however usually only 2, and that is only because i want a spare
barra fishing i usually take 3
do usually take the gun with me as well
who honestly uses 12 or 13 rods in a day??
can understand for extended trips but not for a day trip
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I lost count of how many rods Sherbs had at Flat Rocks
last week (Lol). He had to have a special case to carry them in.
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6
About 6, one for everything.
One for squid, one for light casting tuna slice, one medium popping, one bottom bouncing and two for trolling.
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Rods
If going bottom bouncing 3,one to use,one rigged as a spare and the other with a lure on to flick at surface fish if they come within casting distance,though on the last 2 trips 6 because mate came along and his gear went south with his boat ready for him to move down there shortly.On the beach or rocks its 3,one for a balloon,one for a lure and the last one for on the bottom,
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6 boat limit
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8????
8 rods? Didnt think you had that many
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Rick
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Normally
We take 6 outfits out, 2 overhead outfits for bottom bouncing, 2 spiinning outfits and then 2 light outfits. Like Andy, hate wasting time rigging up. Always have a Halco ready to cast at any surface disturbance
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what to take
I just targrt my species so only take 2/3 other wise to many options all day driving and no fishing
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In my boat
I max at myself and 2 others onboard and limit it to 2 rods each otherwise is just a s**t mess of rods everywhere.
Usually one for bottom bouncing/trolling, one for throwing plastics etc. But if I have a defined plan/target that doesn't include BB, I'll take 2 flick sticks.
At this stage I have about 12 rods heading to exmouth. Plus buying another one up there....LOL
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i landbase fish, and usually
i landbase fish, and usually i take about 3 or 4 rods, but when im breaming /squidding i usaully take 1 or 2
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Land Based
I have six rods in the wrack. That's the extent of my collection. Some days I just stick to a medium and a light; other days I have this sense of anticipation and take at least 4 with me (like last weekend). Most of the time I end up using just 1 or 2 on the day. The neighbours must think I am a real poser when I get the vehicle ready. LOL
I can see quite clearly where you boat people are coming from. It would drive me nuts trying to work out which and why LOL.
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Anywhere from 4 to 6 rods on
Anywhere from 4 to 6 rods on me boat, land up too 4 rods
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Small boats dictate careful
Small boats dictate careful selection. On my 4.6m I usually take 2 rods. A med egg beater, and a med-heavy OH (Penn 330 LD) both with 40-60lb braid cover me nicely. Any more is "showing off" IMO.
70% of time I use the egg beater as they are convenient, powerful and flexible enough for a wide variety of applications...caught some hooter fish on my good old egg beater. (Pfluger Medallist)
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shite guys on my boat we
shite guys on my boat we normally have our rod rack full (holds 8) plus ones we are using plus sometimes we have a couple down below.
1 bottom bashing each plus at least 4 spare , light gear for whiting and so forth plus at least 2 trolling rods and usually 2 spinning
so sometimes up to 16 rods per trip, but that is for 3 or 4 of us
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Andy
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hand lines
4 hand lines for a day out trout fishing. will never use a rod again for shallow water trout fishing. 4-6 rods for a day trolling or fishing deeper.
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minimum 3
yea gotta take o head, eggbeater, and trolling at least not to mention all the shit i might wanna hang off them lol
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Usually take 2 popping
Usually take 2 popping outfits and 3 jigging outfits.
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mmmmmmm
mmmmmm after reading this I don't feel so bad now
good to see other keen fisho's and also keen in trying different outfits on the water
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Man, I need some more gear
. One for BBing, one for trolling and one light outfit in case we go for bait fish or estuary (if it blows up). That works well as my rocket launcher holds six. The wife (my usualy deckie) uses two - so that leaves one spot for a light medium outfit.
Down to personal preference, but, like Andy, I like an uncluttered deck.
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7
i Normaly take 7. one 10kg game outfit for trolling, a 50lb bottom bouncing rod, a 20lb outfit for balooning while bottom fishing, a flick stick for dropping live bait jigs and doubles as a soft plastic rod, a spinning reel for throwing lures at tuna schools ect. a 2kg outfit for a bit of fun and a fly rod just for a change.
unless im chasing barra then its just two 20lb rigs and the fly rod.
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