How many rod outfits.?

Dry fly rod, indicator rod, a floating line rod with some type of sinking fly, 4 wt with a type 3 sink, 5 wt with a type 3 sink, 4 wt with a type 6 sink with a booby fly and a 6wt with a type 6 sink with a dragon.
Yes I have a problem…:)
Crud, I forget the 5 wt with a type 6 sink tip…
 
Fish from a pram and this time of year typically fish with 3 rods, 2 indicator rods, and a 3rd rod rigged with a long leader to fish "mids" naked - and yes I have been hit hard by the chironomid bug.

When fishing new water or when have not been on a specific water in a while I will fish with 4 rods; again with 2 indicator rods and with extra spools for the other two rods to cover dry, immediate and fast sinking (type 5 or 6) lines to change for what i think will be the most successful. The indicator rods typically 10-footer 4s or 5s and the other rod(s) with be shorter; 9- or 8.5-footer again either 4s or 5s.

Curt
 
Four in the pram, three in float tubes/pontoon boats. All the ODC boats have nice rod holder pockets on outside of storage packs.

Which rods depends on lake: deep indicator, shallow indicator/dry, dry, Rickards sink tip, camo intermediate, type four, type 7. All are rigged in truck:

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A lot depends on how much time I’ll be on the water. If it’s a short trip, 2-4 hours I’ll do what @Tim Lockhart does. Just the sinking line rod and a reel with a floater. If it’s a longer day, then I’ll go ahead and string up a second rod with the floater and then use it for either bobbers or dries depending on the situation. I mostly end up putting out a bobber while I have lunch or just take a break from casting & stripping.
 
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I bring 2, dry line (can be indicator/film/subsurface) and type 5. A third of intermediate would be ideal but just not enough room. It's a good manageable compromise for me.
I don't have time to fish all day anyways.
 
during my float tube decades floater and intermediate rods along with a selection of custom mini sink heads up to 20'.
In the lake skiff (CranePrairie, East Lake and Lake Paulina) typically carry 4 set-ups.
bobber rod with chroms
bobber rod with balanced leech, often with a floating blood worm trailing off the last tippet tag (can be deadly)
intermediate rod for damselflys in the shallows
floater line for the varous surface hatches
 
I'm late to the party, but similar to a lot of folks on here.
If in the boat or rubber pram (raft ;)) , the following rods are fully rigged and stored in rod (with reel) tubes-
4wt Dry line casting rig for dries, emergers or shallow damsel nymph stripping.
5wt indicator rig (15-18' leader)
5wt type 6 full sink for stripping, trolling or hang down
6wt type 3 full sink for stripping or trolling.

If in the Commander I just bring 3-
4wt Dry line casting rig for dries, emergers or shallow damsel nymph stripping.
5wt indicator rig (15-18' leader)
6wt type 3 full sink for stripping or trolling.

And extra reels/spools in either case-
4wt type 3 full sink (great for hatchery brats)
5wt dry line as a backup just in case.

Rigging rods, reels & lines is a job for home, not on the lake. Obviously, adding/replacing tippet and/or changing flies to match the situation is necessary, but even changing spools can be too long for me sometimes. I'll only change spools if things aren't going well or I'm betting on needing that line based on feedback or observation.

So get the hook in the water and rig at home!

Good luck.
 
skyriver said:
Rigging rods, reels & lines is a job for home, not on the lake. I'll only change spools if things aren't going well or I'm betting on needing that line based on feedback or observation.
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Mostly I agree with this - I rig up at home including knotting on a fly. Sometimes I will carry a reel or spool when hiking into a lake with my float tube (I'm a three rod guy in the float tube) but I don't change reels/spools while bobbing around on the lake. I kick ashore to do this. I've seen two guys drop reels over the side of their float tube while bobbing around*. I will change a reel or spool when in my pram but rarely as four rods in the boat are 99% of the time enough.

* Dropping a reel into a lake may result in rapid, loud, verbal cursing.
 
Buzzy said:
Mostly I agree with this - I rig up at home including knotting on a fly. Sometimes I will carry a reel or spool when hiking into a lake with my float tube (I'm a three rod guy in the float tube) but I don't change reels/spools while bobbing around on the lake. I kick ashore to do this. I've seen two guys drop reels over the side of their float tube while bobbing around*. I will change a reel or spool when in my pram but rarely as four rods in the boat are 99% of the time enough.

* Dropping a reel into a lake may result in rapid, loud, verbal cursing.
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Don't forget the fun of having the spool go overboard while you still have ahold of the line.
 
_WW_ said:
Well... I took five today.
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You're the winner! :)

I usually have 4 or 5 too. In Oregon you can get a 2 rod license, so I often have 2 indo-rods set up. I can fish double balanced leech/chirono combos and try different colors. Also I'm using my hover line more and trying to fish slower.

Most of my gear is rather modest but there's a lot of it!
 
Wade Rivers said:
You're the winner! :)

I usually have 4 or 5 too. In Oregon you can get a 2 rod license, so I often have 2 indo-rods set up. I can fish double balanced leech/chirono combos and try different colors. Also I'm using my hover line more and trying to fish slower.

Most of my gear is rather modest but there's a lot of it!
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Look back at post 24 and add it all up. I caught fish with 5 of the 7 on Sunday at Lone.
 
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