"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message
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"Sandy Joren" wrote in message
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Now....how bout that. When was the last time you heard any reference a
rod as a fishing pole. However, I am a transplanted Georgia redneck that
can never forget my roots.......

A serious question now. If you were limited to only four rods (or poles)
on your boat and were strictly fishing for bass, What would those rods
be. Please try to be as specific as possible. For example: For
plastics - G-Loomis GL2 spinning rod 6' 6" ML.

I ask because I intend to try something different this year on the ABA
draw trail. Being a non-boater, I want to try to expand my experience
fishing with a limited but well thought out selection of hardware. I
know there will probably be folks that say this is the wrong approach and
I should have the hardware necessary to adapt to any circumstances, but I
want to test my ability to adapt and catch fish with only four poles
(there....I said it again).

P.S. Of course, I will still need a fork lift to put my tackle bag in
the boat....... Thanks in advance for your guidance...

I agree with Rich, if it's got a reel, it's a ROD!!! It's like petting a
cat the wrong way when I hear someone talk about their fishing pole!

I also agree that a lot of my rod selection would be determined by the
lake being fished and the time of year. However, if I had to limit it to
four rods, they would be a;

Amazingly on the other side of the country and typically fishing a totally
different environemnt my selection would be very similar.


7' medium light spinning rod with an extra fast tip.

6'10" St Croix Drop Shot Rod. (also works well for finnesse Senko fishing
when you have to go to long casts with 4" worms.


7' medium baitcaster with a fast tip.

Yep. Pretty much my number 2 choice as a semi-universal rod.


7' medium heavy baitcaster, extra fast tip.

Jig pole. You betcha. Also can be used in some flipping circumstances, but
see below on that.

7'6" flipping stick.

I'm particular about my flipping sticks. Every inch of reach counts when
you spend 90% of your time reaching back in river cane duirng the summer.
8' Tica TC3, St Croix 7'11", or KIng Cobra 7' 11 3/4" short handle custom
with titanium tip top.

If I could bring a 5th rod, it would be a 7' medium spinning.

This is actually my number 1 choice as a semi universal rod. Quantum seems
to make a bunch of them from cheap to fairley expensive that fish this class
very well. The biggest difference I have noticed between the cheap ones and
the more expensive Tour Editions is the durability. I actually have six
identical rods int his class. All Quantum Tour TES704F. There is a guy on
EBAY who always has this 80 dollar rod on sale for 39.95.

My fifth rod would be a Med-Hvy Fast 7' St Croix Avid spinning rod spooled
with 12lb Seaguar Carbon Pro. Ideally I use this rod for fishing wacky
senkos in light cover, open water, and even pockets in heavier cover.
However, it will also work well when swimming weightless magnum size worms
through tree tops.

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Bob La Londe
Fishing Arizona & The Colorado River
Fishing Forums & Contests
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