how many rods do you carry with you?

[2na]

The distance thread got me thinking - how many rods do you keep with you while fishing? No general purpose rod/reel for me! If you're golfing you have a different club for different situations, so on any given trip to the beach (bottom to top) I keep 2 - 7' ultralights with 8 lb braid, one 8' light with 10, one medium 9' Arra with 17 and a VS for night beach walking, one medium heavy 10' Arra with 20 to horse blues though seal infested water, and 2 heavy 11' Arra's with 17 (40 shocker) for bombing it out there. If I'm going to flip eels I bring a 9' lami GSB with 17 mono to boot. That gets me to seven, sometimes eight. What you got??

[Back Beach]

Easy access spots like the canal I usually have 2. One for each weight range I'm using.
Difficult access areas like XXXXXX_XXXXXX or long walks its one 10' spinning rod for me.

[fishingaddict]

you actually carry all those or you got a beach truck?
i carry 2 at a time the most. A 8 foot daiwa sealine with a penn 550ssg with 30lb braid for schoolies or light action fun with bigger fish and a 10 foot ande tournament surf with a penn 850ssm with 65 lb braid its my breachway beast.

[The Dad Fisherman]

One, unless I'm at the canal then I bring 2...one for jigging and one for plugging

[2na]

truck. And I forgot - before sand eels became scarce I'd carry a 11' bait rod too, along with a sand eel rake to boot.

[bart]

what BB said. i always have 2 rods on me, my 10ft super surf and a 9ft loomis 1084 as a back up. if i'm walking a long distance then i carry both. if i can get back to my vehicle fairly quickly then i'll leave the 9ft'er in there. either way im bringing an extra rod( and spool) because i'm not going to pay 20 bucks for gas and 20 for eels and then get to a spot just to have my only rod break...

[slow eddie]

one at a time, back up 2 piece in the trunk. one never knows

[Rappin Mikey]

Depends where I am at. Usually, unless I'm planning on kayaking, and or driving the beaches, 2. Otherwise, 5.

[Nocturnal 1]

1 with a spare spool.
I fish so close to home if i need my back up it's 30 seconds away.

[steve]

Usually just one,9 or 10 fter. I leave nothing in the vehicle, particularly Van Staals.

[snake slinger]

1 most of the spots i fish are a walk.

[BassDawg]

2 ~~no matter how far the trek.

1 for eeeeeeeeeling and 1 for plugging the 3 dawns!!

just don't like being caught undergunned or ill-prepared.

[MikeToole]

Always have a back up in the truck but rarely carry more than one except when I'm bait fishing when I usually have two. Now if I'm driving the beach normally have six rods rigged and ready just in case.

[JLH]

Usually only bring what I am going to carry with me so one rod and my plug bag. Don’t really like leaving extra rods/plugs in my truck at night.

[Pete F.]

one, I can't imagine carrying two rods, where would I leave the other when I wade out on a rocky bar?

[jimmy z]

At night, one for eels and one for plugs. At daybreak, only one for pencils.

[afterhours]

Originally Posted by steve

Usually just one,9 or 10 fter. I leave nothing in the vehicle, particularly Van Staals.

hear ya steve, used to have 4-5 in truck, but with recent rash of thefts over the last few years no way.

[tattoobob]

I usually take at least 2 but if I can't be close to my truck or carry it with me I only take 1

If I am driving the beaches 6 to 8

[Rob Rockcrawler]

If its the canal i bring 2. Anywhere else i bring one. And leave 1 or 2 more in the truck. gsb 1201L-4", or RS 1208 covers a lot of situations.

[Redsoxticket]

I only bring one rod however I do waste a good amount of time in deciding which rod to bring.

[RickBomba]

Usually four, one 8' Ron Arra for schoolies, a 9' Fenwick that's all around good mojo, 10' All Star for eels, and an 11' meat stick for heaving or kayaksting (this is at the Cape).
Around here, I use a 10' Conoflex Sorcerer for throwing chunks and the All Star for eels or plugs.

[late-start]

One

[fishaholic18]

2...1 for snaggin' the other for live lining...

[MassBass]

I can't imagine carrying more than 1 rod. My guess is that most of you with more than one rod either fish with a beach buggy or the canal with bikes? 1 rod for me. I fish on the move, lot's of walking and climbing.

[Swimmer]

It depends whether or not i am traveling in the "f$#@*$& fishing focus" or the ranger.

My brother's focus I can fit two rods easy. The 11'3" sticks right out the window. The tenfooter just inside.

In the ranger I can hide four inside on the underside of the roof, outside an infinite number, up to twleve. So that would be sixteen in all if I pushed it. You should see the friekin ranger when I drive onto the ferry in Woods Hole. More than one person has thought and said I must own a tackle shop.

I usually carry two along the @^$%* or down the beach.

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by Pete F.

one, I can't imagine carrying two rods, where would I leave the other when I wade out on a rocky bar?

most of my udl's have ample room for laying down the alternate rod

Originally Posted by afterhours

hear ya steve, used to have 4-5 in truck, but with recent rash of thefts over the last few years no way.

the second reason why i tote both my sticks to the surf,
they can't steal what's not there mi amigos!!!

[Sweetwater]

Originally Posted by 2na

The distance thread got me thinking - how many rods do you keep with you while fishing? No general purpose rod/reel for me! If you're golfing you have a different club for different situations, so on any given trip to the beach (bottom to top) I keep 2 - 7' ultralights with 8 lb braid, one 8' light with 10, one medium 9' Arra with 17 and a VS for night beach walking, one medium heavy 10' Arra with 20 to horse blues though seal infested water, and 2 heavy 11' Arra's with 17 (40 shocker) for bombing it out there. If I'm going to flip eels I bring a 9' lami GSB with 17 mono to boot. That gets me to seven, sometimes eight. What you got??

Well, I don't know if I have the expertise to add anything to what 2na (Mike) has to say. But on the beach I bring at least 3 rods. 1) 10 foot conventional Lamiglas with an Abu Garcia 7000 C3 (or CL) with 20# mono (hate braid on conventional for bait) for casting bait (sand eels), 2) a 10 foot St. Croix spinning (up to 4 oz) with a Penn 750 with 30# braid for plugging when I need the distance and 3) an 8 foot St. Croix (up to 2.5 oz) with a Penn 460 Slammer with 30# braid when I want to walk the beach for a distance and want to conserve weight and energy.

So at least 3 on my truck at all times.

[MarshCappa]

2 for me.

[gone fishin]

One for pluggin and up to 6 or 7 for backup - soaking bait - jigging or whatever. If I am hoofing it and away from the vehicle one is the limit excepting the ditch where two is a must. One rigged for tin/lead and one for plug.

[ReelinRod]

Wow, I'm going to sound like a freak or something.

If I'm going down alone I take at least 15 complete set-ups. I keep my options open from throwing 1/8oz leadheads for weakies from a backside bulkhead to 12ozs and a bunker noggin on the front beach . . . and everything in between.