I haven't counted but I have about 17ish. Every one is a combo and ready to fish.

I've been in the fishing industry for over 20 years. It's a little ridiculous how many I own.

Here's where most of the ones that get regular use are stored. This photo is from before I installed the last rod holder. There are rigs for bass, crappie, bait rods for catfish, striper or saltwater and strictly saltwater rigs. Now that this ceiling storage system is finished, it will hold 70 rigs.

I was up to somewhere around 35 at one time. I fish both fresh and salt so that was my justification.
I since scaled back to about half of that.

No you don't.

I have 148 rod and reel combos and that doesn't include my rods and reels that I have as spares. I have 3 different rods that I have 6 of each of them because I really like them and want to have spares just in case they quit making them or if they get hard to find.

I still have my Shimano pistol grip rod with a matching Shimano bantam reel. It was my first good quality rod and reel when I was in college way back in 1977. Bought it from Gibsons if you still remember that store. $120 for the combo back then.

I don't hunt or play golf so I save money there for fishing tackle.

Two of those total are for crappie, the rest are for bass.

I have one of the early model Lews BB1 NG reels that is brand new in a box, never used. I keep it on display because it was made by Browning.

Im glad the O/P did not ask about soft plastics and crank baits. LOL

8 man rods. 2 fairy wands. chuck every single one each trip out(2 are swimbait rods, 1 hard bait, 1 soft bait)....except the fairy wands....unless im getting skunked! damn fairy wands catch!!! just like that sissy senko!!!

21 - 19 stay in the boat, 3 spinnerbait / chatterbait, 3 buzzbait / spook / twitch baits, 3 top water / crank bait, 3 frog / swim bait, 2 wacky worms, 2 worm, 2 jig, 1 Carolina rig. Reels are curado b 100’s, MG50’s being replaced with new curado’s.
2 ultra light spinning rods for trout,

15 or so,

Man I like hearing these numbers, I don't feel so bad. 30 year collection most from the 90s, used that gear for years. 10 years ago i bought a new boat and thought i needed new rods for the boat.
Just looked stopped counting at 25, plus atleast 5 or 6 more combos at my girlfriends house.
You never know when the wife will run you out of the house

No wife but I do have extra rods at the GFs house. BTW, who left their 8 inch lizard on my pole?

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Sweet set up, looks clean.

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I always feel like I have one less than I need. So I buy another one. Guess what, that feeling returns. I have about 30 but only keep 20 or so in the boat at any one time.

About 20 combos but some are old.

ezbassin; mind sharing which 3 rods you have 6 of each ?

Dobyns Champion 702

FXtreme WSB 69 MXF (1/4-5/8) lure rating

Major Craft Don Iovino casting 6-10 Med/XFast casting

I use the Major Craft for finesse drop shot, the Dobyns 702 for trick worm on a drop shot, and the FXtreme for shaky head fishing.


Some other rods I have 2 or 3 of each if I like the performance of them also.

Dobyns Champion 784, 745, Sierra 734, 684 and 683.
I also have several FXtreme rods that I have two of because I like the way they perform for 6XD and larger crank baits and for large swim baits, and a couple for chatter/bait-spinner bait- and swim jigs.

I have several Shimano Adrena rods but they are all different in lure rating, but I like all of them.

BTW, I am a total tackle nut for sure.

21...keep 7 or 8 in the boat...

Man I feel inadequate. I used to have a lot more but sold a bunch to buy fewer of better quality. I have medium, medium heavy and heavy casting combos, medium light and medium spinning, a couple of crappie set ups and a couple of catfish combos. Single digits! But for me that covers everything I want to do and I'd rather re-tie to change baits than have a dozen rods on the deck.