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Essential 6 rod/reel combos
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02/19/20 08:56 PM
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WattoFish
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With the understanding there are variables to everything....you must choose 6 essential rod/reel combos to develop a pattern for any Texas lake.
Determined only by:
Length of rod Power of rod Action of rod Reel type (casting or spinning) and gear ratio Line (mono, flouro, braid)
What would be the match for each variable to create the essential 6 and what technique would each match up cover (crank baits, topwater, spinnerbaits, t-rig, jigs, swimbaits, etc.)?
Perhaps a 7' MH moderate action rod paired to a 7.3:1 casting reel loaded with 20lb fluoro to present t-rigs, swim jigs, vibrating jigs is one of the 6 essentials.
What say you TFF?
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Re: Essential 6 rod/reel combos
[Re: WattoFish]
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02/19/20 10:51 PM
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SteezMacQueen
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Man. I got 6 different setups just for Texas rig.
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Essential 6 rod/reel combos
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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02/19/20 10:59 PM
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tmd11111
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Man. I got 6 different setups just for Texas rig. I thought that was the norm.
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Re: Essential 6 rod/reel combos
[Re: WattoFish]
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02/19/20 11:24 PM
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SteezMacQueen
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Ok. Essential. Iโll try to play along. If I was a co angler and could only carry six. Here goes.
7โ0โ medium fast spinning rod for wacky rig. 10lb braid to 6lb leader 6โ11โ medium light fast spinning rod for drop shot or small swim bait 7โ1โ medium heavy fast casting rod with 12 lb and a 6.3 reel for moving baits (traps, chatterbaits, spinners) 7โ6โ medium heavy moderate castingnrod with a 6.3 reel and 12 lb mono for cranks (square bills and deep stuff) 7โ4โ heavy fast with 50 lb braid 7.9 reel for jigs, frogs, heavy Texas rig, flipping 7โ6โ heavy fast with 50 lb braid 7.9 reel for c rig, heavy punching
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Essential 6 rod/reel combos
[Re: WattoFish]
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02/19/20 11:24 PM
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ezbassin
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I have 24 rod and reel combo's in the boat to cover all the variables. Various rod lengths, actions and several different gear ratio reels. They will change from time to time depending on the time of year or the cover I am fishing. Right now I don't have a "frog" rod in the boat. Not time for that yet.
Last edited by ezbassin; 02/19/20 11:26 PM.
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Re: Essential 6 rod/reel combos
[Re: WattoFish]
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02/20/20 12:26 AM
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Fish2222
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All braid....all the time.
"I only catch the ones that bite" BassCat Sabre Mercury EFI 175
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Re: Essential 6 rod/reel combos
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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02/20/20 12:28 AM
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Fish2222
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Ok. Essential. Iโll try to play along. If I was a co angler and could only carry six. Here goes.
7โ0โ medium fast spinning rod for wacky rig. 10lb braid to 6lb leader 6โ11โ medium light fast spinning rod for drop shot or small swim bait 7โ1โ medium heavy fast casting rod with 12 lb and a 6.3 reel for moving baits (traps, chatterbaits, spinners) 7โ6โ medium heavy moderate castingnrod with a 6.3 reel and 12 lb mono for cranks (square bills and deep stuff) 7โ4โ heavy fast with 50 lb braid 7.9 reel for jigs, frogs, heavy Texas rig, flipping 7โ6โ heavy fast with 50 lb braid 7.9 reel for c rig, heavy punching This ain't far from perfect^^^^^^
"I only catch the ones that bite" BassCat Sabre Mercury EFI 175
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Re: Essential 6 rod/reel combos
[Re: WattoFish]
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02/20/20 02:31 AM
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RandyD
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ok, I'll play....this is what I will have setup this coming Sunday morning...
7โ0โ medium fast spinning rod for wacky rig. 12 lb. flouro - Wacky (something more bulky than a Trick worm) 7โ0โ medium light fast spinning rod for drop shot - Trick worm 6'8" medium heavy fast casting rod with 12 lb and a 6.3 reel for moving baits (traps, chatterbaits, spinners) - Spinner 6'8" medium heavy fast casting rod with 12 lb and a 6.3 reel for moving baits - Super Fluke 7โ0โ medium moderate composite casting rod with a 6.3 reel and 12 lb mono for cranks (Rat'l Trap, square bills) - Rat'l Trap 7โ0โ heavy fast with 20 lb flouro , 7.5 reel for (jigs, frogs, heavy Texas rig, flipping) - Jig
Require a whole lot of luck...
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Re: Essential 6 rod/reel combos
[Re: WattoFish]
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02/20/20 03:02 AM
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WattoFish
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All great insight....keep it coming guys.
This is very helpful to the anglers that are getting started and those of us that find ourselves in analysis paralysis.
We can all spend ourselves to oblivion and overthink all of these variables, but I for one try to fall back on the basics to validate what I'm doing is the right approach despite my spend to catch ratio.
Also, every experienced anger on TFF has their wheelhouse technique they always use as a goto approach, but sometimes it just takes patience and going outside the box to make for a productive day of fishing.
Last edited by WattoFish; 02/20/20 03:05 AM.
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Re: Essential 6 rod/reel combos
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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02/20/20 03:34 AM
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dk2429
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Man. I got 6 different setups just for Texas rig. That's all you need.. Literally.
Majek 22 Extreme/225 Optimax Pro XS hauled by a 2500HD Duramax
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Re: Essential 6 rod/reel combos
[Re: WattoFish]
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02/20/20 05:16 AM
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sprigsss
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If I could only have 6 rods for the entire year without ability to change:
7โ med/fast/15 lb mono for topwaters 7โ med/fast/ 12 lb fluoro for square bills, jerkbaits 7โ6 - 8โ0 mhvy/mod 12 lb fluoro for deeper cranks 7โ6 mhvy/fast 15 lb fluoro for light Texas rigs, weightless flukes and stick baits, chatterbaits 7โ6 mhvy/fast 20 lb fluoro for T-Rigs, spinnerbaits 7โ6 heavy/fast 50 lb braid for jigs, punching, frogs
Revo winch on cranking rod, revo sxhs on the rest
Last edited by sprigsss; 02/20/20 05:18 AM.
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Re: Essential 6 rod/reel combos
[Re: WattoFish]
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02/20/20 03:06 PM
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Phoenix_Ed
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Wired2Fish has an excellect write up on this topic. I actually took all of my rods and ended up with multiple rods per category! Made me think more about what I had and how I used that particular rod.
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Re: Essential 6 rod/reel combos
[Re: WattoFish]
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02/20/20 03:19 PM
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Highly dependent on what kind of lakes you fish (how much thick vegetation and timber are in the water). Some good, general outlines above.
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Re: Essential 6 rod/reel combos
[Re: ezbassin]
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02/20/20 03:31 PM
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I have 24 rod and reel combo's in the boat to cover all the variables. Various rod lengths, actions and several different gear ratio reels. They will change from time to time depending on the time of year or the cover I am fishing. Right now I don't have a "frog" rod in the boat. Not time for that yet. Rods are like cattle.... if you know many you have itโs not enough LOL!!!
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Re: Essential 6 rod/reel combos
[Re: WattoFish]
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02/20/20 03:36 PM
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Walls
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You guys carrying two spinning rods out of only six are Lake Fork based I guess? I carry one under everything else just in case I graph a pile full of crappie.
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