question for co-anglers

[bigbee43]

Fellas
How many rods do you bring as a nonboater and how do you set them up as far as line weight, length, and action?

Just curious what others do
Thanks

[DanCard]

I would bring no more than five. How I set them up depends on where I'm fishing and if the boater gives me an idea of what we'll be doing the night before.

[NASCAR]

You are allowed one rod, one sandwich and bring $100 for gas money, and you gotta take my fish off the hook so my hands don't get stinky.

[Hardhead1]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by DanCard &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">I would bring no more than five. How I set them up depends on where I'm fishing and if the boater gives me an idea of what we'll be doing the night before. </td></tr></table>

+ 1

[Mr. McGibletts]

No more than 10 ever. I rig all 10 the same way and alternate every cast with a different rod.

[J_Davis]

I always bring 4-6 depending on the situations when I fish as a non-boater. I usually have a jerkbait/crankbait rod with 10-12lb fluoro, a spinning rod with 8lb fluoro, a jig rod with 20lb fluoro, a (sometimes two) 7' MH casting rods with 15lb fluoro or 65lb braid for traps, jigs, spinnerbaits, topwater, texas rigs, and squarebills, and a 8' H flipping stick with 65lb braid (Dobyns 805), which is my favorite rod and always a must have.

Sometimes, I'll have more crankbait rods, flipping sticks, spinning rods, etc depending on the situation or time of year. I rarely fish draw tournaments, so when I fish as a backseater it's as a partner and I usually know the plan for the tournament in advance.

[Rstrelec]

5, or fewer if I can get away with it. Bring the rods you are most comfortable using, rigged for the techniques that you are most confident with.

[chefdlh1972]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Rstrelec &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">5, or fewer if I can get away with it. Bring the rods you are most comfortable using, rigged for the techniques that you are most confident with.</td></tr></table>
+1 Going into my third year as a co. I do two spinning rods and three casting. One spinning will have 8# fluoro for light plastics, drop shots, etc, the other will have braid with a fluoro leader for skipping, one caster with 10# fluoro for cranks, and two with 15# fluoro, one for pitching the other for football jigs and c rigs.

[Bassngolfer]

Bring however many you think you'll need for the day. Your rods will be in YOUR way, not the boater's, so don't worry about it. I generally bring 6 to 8 rods. You have to be versatile and you don't have time to be cutting and re-tying...

[BassPundit]

I usually bring 8 but will take less if my boater asks me too. And when I with one of the guys in their big water Ranger I'll take 10.

One thing I never do is have more than one rod with treble hooks on it at a time.

As far as which Rods it depends on the lake. Usually I'll have:
Spinning rod for dock fishing
7'3" (as many as 3 for hollow belly's, Horny Toad, and Dippers)
7' H for Crawtubes (Floro)
6'6" MH for chatterbaits or topwater
6'8" M for topwater
6'10" for buzzbaits and spinnerbait
6'10" for swim jig

sometimes those of the above will be switched out for:
6'6" spinning for jigworms
6'6" MH Loomis for texas rigging (co-poly)
6'6" MH St. Croix for jigs (Floro)
7'3" MH for buzzbaits
7'6" H for pitching cover
7'10"H for pitching and flipping cover
6'3"M for jerkbaits or topwater
7" M for crankbaits
7' MH for crankbaits

Unless noted it's all braid or Fireline


Modified by BassPundit at 4:07 AM 3/5/2012

[brnzbaklvr]

I told my last Co angler to keep it to 5 Rods.....On Lake St Clair, when I fish as a Co I bring 4 and I really could get away with 3.....He brought 7 rods.....First stop he dumped one in the lake, he wanted me to waste tournament time so he could dredge the bottom for it in 12 foot of water....Not hardly..

Co anglers should keep it to 5 rods....Any more than that is a waste of time...IF someone showed up to the launch in the morning with 10 rods he would be leaving a few on the dock... Everything needs to be strapped down and stowed on the boat..I leave a back compartment open for the Coangler and that is his space...What he can't fit in there he has to leave behind..Most Coangler rod racks won't accomodate 10 rods...From what I have seen most coanglers that bring too many rods spend most of the day untangling them.....Even with Rod Socks...

I fished as A Coangler for 3 years and never brought more than 5 rods....

[spiffey28694]

I fished the past few seasons as a co in the opens and everstarts and depending on what my boater told me was dependent upon what I took.....Staple rods were a cranking rod, spinning rod, jig rod, then would alternate out depending on what we was doing for the day.....My jig rod could also double as a frog rod just carried an extra reel with braid on it just a couple of mins to switch out if needed for a frog or top water.....Most of the time i never brought more than 5-6 rods and just crammed everything I could into about 8 plano 3700 boxes and put it in my tackle bag.....I would leave the bag in the floor under my legs if it didnt fit into the open box in the boat and p[ut my rain gear and snacks and save phace int he box.....

[NC519VX]

Hurricane-keep it to around 4 rods, and one tackle bag. The last thing you want to do is show up to get on with your boater carrying two armfuls of shit. At the meet and great, ask your boater if you will be fishing "in or out" and that should narrow down what you need to bring.

[Bassngolfer]

<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by brnzbaklvr &raquo;</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">I told my last Co angler to keep it to 5 Rods.....On Lake St Clair, when I fish as a Co I bring 4 and I really could get away with 3.....He brought 7 rods.....First stop he dumped one in the lake, he wanted me to waste tournament time so he could dredge the bottom for it in 12 foot of water....Not hardly..

Co anglers should keep it to 5 rods....Any more than that is a waste of time...IF someone showed up to the launch in the morning with 10 rods he would be leaving a few on the dock... Everything needs to be strapped down and stowed on the boat..I leave a back compartment open for the Coangler and that is his space...What he can't fit in there he has to leave behind..Most Coangler rod racks won't accomodate 10 rods...From what I have seen most coanglers that bring too many rods spend most of the day untangling them.....Even with Rod Socks...

I fished as A Coangler for 3 years and never brought more than 5 rods....</td></tr></table>

Someone dumping a rod in the lake...from the back of the boat...has more to do with them than the number of rods he or she is dealing with IMHO. I keep whatever I bring velcroed together just in case the boat doesn't have tie downs for the passenger's rods. How many rods do you keep in the boat for a given event? The point in that question is while I know it's "your boat", we're both fishing to win a tournament...separate tournaments. When it's cost me a better position in the standings, it more often is because of what I didn't have as opposed to what I was doing with what I did have...

I fish as a Co right now...and I never expect any space in a strange boat for my gear. It's nice if it's there, but lots of boats have different levels of space available. I pack light in general, as I usually know the deal at whatever lake we're on...but it's different region to region. Here, I might bring 3 flipping rods with one having a jig and 2 others having different weights and soft plastics. I'll have a spinnerbait tied too. I don't go ANYWHERE without my frog / swimbait rod. Along with those, I'll have a trap / crankbait rod and one spinning rod for worms, senkos, shakeyheads, etc...and I realize you guys up there might throw a tube or a skirted grub all day...on a spinning rod with 8lb line...

Dang it!
Where's my topwater rod? I seem to have lost my topwater rod! I have to get that thing back! It had my favorite Rogue on it! Can we go back a few posts to try and find it? I NEED that Rogue!

[UkCatsBasser]

I have 5 rods and a BPS tackle bag that holds enough crap for 4 people lol. I keep the tackle box bw my legs on the boat. Most anglers let the co use their cooler. Put some gatorade and crackers in there.

My rods:

Spinning rod for shakey head, finess, shad rap
Jig/Worm rod
Spinnerbait Rod
Crankbait Rod
Jerkbait rod i use for jerkbaits, topwater, small cranks

[eriedude]

no more than 5. ive fished co alot and some pro. more than 5 and your wasting time and space. if you cant do it with 5 you cant do it.

[BMCD]

Had a guy offer me a tiered approach to how much gas money I would get. I thought it was interesting idea. He ended up winning as a co.

[bigbee43]

thanks for the replies, I wanted to bounce what I was thnking with everyone. I think I can figure something out, but keep em coming.

[Nochance]

It all depends, If your boater says:
1. I grew up on this lake
2. We're going for small mouths all day long 40 miles north.

1. You'll go to 2 spots and then he'll say thats it for my spots you got any? At this point it becomes a practice day for both of you(happened twice to me).
2. run 20 miles north 2hours later go back south and fish for largemouth.

It always hard to say I'd keep it at 5 rods, with a variety of baits.
I usually bring 2 pitchin rods 1 heavy one MH, at least 1 spinning rod sometimes 2, movin bait rod and or topwater.

[Neilslure]

I usually bring 6 or 7. Like someone said, I am fishing for a check too. I pack a few for what the boater tells me and make sure to have what I need to get by if the plan changes.

I tell my non boaters to bring as many as they want. Plenty of room in the rod box if needed when my 7 are on the deck.