If You Could Only Have 3 Different Combos..

[eric1978]

LMAO CWF! One of your best.

[ozark trout fisher]

I respectfully disagree... If you spend a good amount of time chasing bass, with the wide variety of baits that are often necessary to catch them under certain conditions, it is extremely beneficial to have several rod/reel combinations that excel at different presentations.

My position on this partially comes from a love of keeping things simple, but also that I simply can't afford to buy the wide variety of rods to match each and every condition.

You can do very well with just a couple rods if you know how to use them-I really don't ever feel like the set-ups I use are inadequate. I use a wide variety of baits and presentations, and I find that I can manage just fine with what I've got.

It's easy to fall into the trap of focusing too much on the equipment and not enough on what you're actually trying to do out there. The fish couldn't care less if you're set-up is a $20 Shakespeare from Walmart or a $200 baitcaster.

[Smalliebigs]

Only 3 rods? Thats tough. I'll give it a try.

Spinnerbait/buzzbait rod : a 7'3 Funeral Blakemore boron infinite-dynamic action pitching stick in negative sheen matte black (it actually absorbs light waves and certain radio frequencies), trigger grip sawed off and retrofitted with a Hearst dyna-glide shifter mated to a Diagon Centripedex 9.0:1 titanimum tricked out with depleted uranium bearings to keep the heat down. Freshest born-on-date Spiderwire in 17 lb test of course.

Crankbaitin rod: a 8'9 Montgomery Ward fiberglass/porcelain hybrid, med-heavy action foam grip paired with a Zebco Diamond Anniversary 404 encrusted w/ 42 carat cubit zirconia and diamelles throughout. Drag customized with Mickey Thompson high friction rubber, and Shizweki paddles. Maxima 12 lb green in Chameleon Blue (factory prototype not available to the general public)

Wormin rod (heavy cover): a 17 weight warped pool cue borrowed from the Twilight Inn (Springfield, MO - 1989), custom carved into a 5'4 foot medium-light action w/ pistol grip in high grade cork and top of the line ceramic guides. Tiger-flamed the entire length for extra badass aesthetics and mojo, and air-brushed in black-light glow paint with lots of lewd and semi-topless women in various states of undress. Mermaids with long hair covering their unmentionables and stuff. But tastefully done. Mated to that would be a custom Les Paul Ambassadeur reel, the first and best one they ever made and tricked out with a drag dial that goes all the way to ELEVEN.

oh yes!!!! the best post of the year, I was crying by the time I got to the end......depleted uranium bearings....awsome

[FishinCricket]

Only 3 rods? Thats tough. I'll give it a try.

Spinnerbait/buzzbait rod : a 7'3 Funeral Blakemore boron infinite-dynamic action pitching stick in negative sheen matte black (it actually absorbs light waves and certain radio frequencies), trigger grip sawed off and retrofitted with a Hearst dyna-glide shifter mated to a Diagon Centripedex 9.0:1 titanimum tricked out with depleted uranium bearings to keep the heat down. Freshest born-on-date Spiderwire in 17 lb test of course.

Crankbaitin rod: a 8'9 Montgomery Ward fiberglass/porcelain hybrid, med-heavy action foam grip paired with a Zebco Diamond Anniversary 404 encrusted w/ 42 carat cubit zirconia and diamelles throughout. Drag customized with Mickey Thompson high friction rubber, and Shizweki paddles. Maxima 12 lb green in Chameleon Blue (factory prototype not available to the general public)

Wormin rod (heavy cover): a 17 weight warped pool cue borrowed from the Twilight Inn (Springfield, MO - 1989), custom carved into a 5'4 foot medium-light action w/ pistol grip in high grade cork and top of the line ceramic guides. Tiger-flamed the entire length for extra badass aesthetics and mojo, and air-brushed in black-light glow paint with lots of lewd and semi-topless women in various states of undress. Mermaids with long hair covering their unmentionables and stuff. But tastefully done. Mated to that would be a custom Les Paul Ambassadeur reel, the first and best one they ever made and tricked out with a drag dial that goes all the way to ELEVEN.

Is it too early to start nominating "post of the year"?

[Smalliebigs]

Is it too early to start nominating "post of the year"?

I don't think anyone on here will match that....it's bordering on brillance.The dude is hilarious!!!! the guy's pitching stick has a negative sheen in matte black that absorbs light waves and radio frequencies for christ sake.

[rps]

all the way to 11!

[wily]

i agree -- best post ever

[smallmouthjoe]

Mermaids with long hair covering their unmentionables and stuff. But tastefully done.

Hilarious, I think my gut are going to burst out of my sides.

[Larry Eby]

If you could only have 3 different rod and reel setups to use for largemouth bass what would they be? For me I was thinking a worm setup, a crankin setup, and then maybe a Spinnerbait/buzzbait combo. What would you guys choose?

Winter fishing TR; one spinning pole for grub/JB, one Bait-caster pole for spoon, one Bait-caster pole for jig/blade/crank. But, we know this pole limit isn't realistic for us to keep just three poles in the sleds. I usually have two spinning poles rigged with JB, two spinning poles rigged with grubs, one BC rigged with blade, one BC rigged with jig, three BC rigged with different cranks (wart, shad rap and DDs), one BC rigged with spoon, one BC rigged with a scrounger/swimming Senko, then I have a specific spinning pole rigged wit da DS. I usually have around 12 poles total in the sled at any one time. This is just for winter. Spring, Summer and Fall are a different mess.

[ColdWaterFshr]

You might want to put one of them propellor spinner things on yer sleds engine or else them 12 poles is going to be an awful lot to carry around on the bank. Maybe junior pants up there on the front deck could be your caddy.

And $20 says I could nail a 3-pointer from where this picture was taken, all net too.