11-21-2005, 01:09 AM
[cool][#0000ff]Thanks for the kindly comments and welcome to the board.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have my rig set up to carry five rods. Of course I usually only use one at a time, unless I am fishing on a lake that allows me to take advantage of my "two pole permit". In those cases, I may drag a piece of bait on one rod, while casting lures with another. It is seldom that I have two fish on at once, but it happens, and then the fun begins.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Each of the rods is usually a different size and action, with different types of reels and lines. Each has a specific application. On some trips, I may use only one rod most of the time. On other trips, I may keep rotating through the rods until I find a combination of rod, reel, line, lure and presentation that the fish respond to. On many trips, there is a variety of different conditions to be fished, and you can seldom fish all conditions effectively with only one rod.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Hope that explains a few things. I am attaching a picture I took just this morning or my current "tricked out" tube, just before launching. You will note that all of my rods are rigged with spinning reels in this pic. On many trips I may have a couple of baitcast setups...or even a flyrod.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you have good tackle, and know how to use it, you CAN "get by" with only a single rod and reel setup. BUT WHY????????[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I have my rig set up to carry five rods. Of course I usually only use one at a time, unless I am fishing on a lake that allows me to take advantage of my "two pole permit". In those cases, I may drag a piece of bait on one rod, while casting lures with another. It is seldom that I have two fish on at once, but it happens, and then the fun begins.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Each of the rods is usually a different size and action, with different types of reels and lines. Each has a specific application. On some trips, I may use only one rod most of the time. On other trips, I may keep rotating through the rods until I find a combination of rod, reel, line, lure and presentation that the fish respond to. On many trips, there is a variety of different conditions to be fished, and you can seldom fish all conditions effectively with only one rod.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Hope that explains a few things. I am attaching a picture I took just this morning or my current "tricked out" tube, just before launching. You will note that all of my rods are rigged with spinning reels in this pic. On many trips I may have a couple of baitcast setups...or even a flyrod.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]If you have good tackle, and know how to use it, you CAN "get by" with only a single rod and reel setup. BUT WHY????????[/#0000ff]
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