bare minimum

[lookincalifornia]

i just found out that the BPS that was supposed to open near me won't be ready till next year

that does give me more time to save and dream shop. i was online loading my cart with bare minimum equiptment and came to around $1200. that was going with mostly BPS brand stuff.(rod/reel combos and lures) when i did a "money is no object" cart, i was over $3500 and had only 6 baitcast and 3 spinning combos.

i plan to start fishing tourneys as a non-boater in a year or two.(gotta get tuned up before we move to MN) just curious about the bare minimum number of rods i'll need.

[OLY]

I have been fishing from the back of the boat for 11 years now, and its tough because you never really know what kind of fishing the guy in the front of the boat is going to do. For me the bare minimum would be this

Casting rods

1. Slop rod

2. Jig n pig rod

3. texas rig rod

4. Crankbait/ spinnerbait/ anything else your gonna be casting rod

Spinning rods

1. Drop shot rod

2. jig worm/ wacky rigging rod

3. Dock rod for skipping jigs

Thats about all i need is seven rods and as long as you can use a few of them for multiple purposes you should have about any situation you find yourself in covered, but what do I know ive only won my club two straight years from the back of the boat!

[ocf1]

lol if you want a bare minimum ugly stick combo(spinning) and another spinning reel and rod. Hey i still catch fish!

[Deitz Dittrich]

I would say if you bring much more than 6 rods as a non-boater you get cramped by taking up too much room.. When I go non-boater, I try and think about what I will be doing that day and try and narrow it down to 6 rods...

1)Skippin Rod(Spinning)

2)Flipping rod/Slop rod

3)Finess rod(spinning)

4)Crankbait rod/Topwater Rod

5)Spinnerbait rod

6)DO it all rod.. 7'MH baitcaster.. Caroilina rigs, texas rig, weightless plastics ect...

[Superduty]

For shallow water fishing I'd be happy to fish behind anybody with a bare minimum of a flippin stick and a medium heavy spinning rod with a senko.

For deeper water I would need a 7 foot med/heavy glass baitcaster for crankbaits and a spinning rod with a jig head. Might have to mix in a carolina rig rod (7' mh fast action baitcaster)if it's windy.

[lookincalifornia]

i was kinda thinkin between 6 and 9 combos. looks like i might be on the right track. i was jsut trying to see if i was forgetting something. thanks guys