How many rod outfits.?

In my float tube I will sometimes take a second rod. I like to take a fully set up rod with the fly on the "fly keeper" and disconnect the rod in the center. I then bring the "forward half" back to the reel with the tip remaining forward. I take up the slack and use velcro wraps to hold the two pieces together. Easy peezy. To deploy the rod simply remove the wraps, unhook the fly and connect the two halfs of the rod together. With a little practice this becomes a very quick way to switch from one rod to another in a float tube, and the "collapsed rod" is easy to tuck out of the way.
 
Jim in Anacortes said:
In my float tube I will sometimes take a second rod. I like to take a fully set up rod with the fly on the "fly keeper" and disconnect the rod in the center. I then bring the "forward half" back to the reel with the tip remaining forward. I take up the slack and use velcro wraps to hold the two pieces together. Easy peezy. To deploy the rod simply remove the wraps, unhook the fly and connect the two halfs of the rod together. With a little practice this becomes a very quick way to switch from one rod to another in a float tube, and the "collapsed rod" is easy to tuck out of the way.
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Do that with all my rods. Except I hook the fly to the reel and use an on the rod reel cover so I don't get poked by the fly and then one velcro wrap.
Usually after a time I have them all together and poking out the boat.
 
Jim in Anacortes said:
I'll add to the above post that I make my own "wraps " out of neoprene and velcro that are very handy and protect the rods from abrasion.
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I do the same but use this in lieu of velcro. I also use it to secure my stored rods to the frame of my pontoon.
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It has a soft rubber coating and in my opinion is right up there with duct tape and baling wire due to its many uses.
 
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I often carry 3 rods on my float tube and have never had an issue with a stored rod, which is put together and ready to fish. My only issue has been with the rod I am fishing. I know a hike-in lake where there is a nice rod and reel about 16 feet deep... Tried to dredge it up with no luck.
 
Old406Kid I actually used that product yesterday to hold my "collapsed" rod together. It works like a charm,, However, I make a "wrap" (out of thin neoprene) that resembles a very small street taco. I glue a small strip of neoprene to the center of the "taco" ( as a "flap" to keep the rod pieces from chafing against each other) and then glue two pieces of velcro to the area around the inner part of the top of the "taco". Very simple.... Just get the "flap" between the rod pieces and squeeze it together like a taco. Once you have a piece of neoprene and some velcro and glue...it's fun to custom make these things on a rainy afternoon.
 
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Surprised I missed this till now.

Pontoon:
Floater (indi and dry if need be)
Intermediate
Type 6 or OBS 3/5/7 sink

Boat:
Floater for indi
Floater for dries
Intermediate
Type 6 sink
 
Tube (2x):
Floating
Intermediate

Boat (4x):
Floating (Indi or Dry)
Sink Tip
Intermediate
Type 4/6 (at night trade this out for a 2nd dry rod if I expect a hatch)
 
Floater for Indicator (Winter only so far)
Type 5 (Main rig)
Intermediate (Emergers and Panfish)
Type 6 (Dedicated trolling rig)
 
ifsteve said:
LOL

What is a type 3 the best line for?
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Best for? Some situations, some lakes, some hatches, some non-hatches. It works really well at one lake I hike into and fish from shore - big stuff cast, counted for a bit and stripped fast. Sometimes it doesn't work at all. Ain't no such thing as "best". ;-)
 
Buzzy said:
Best for? Some situations, some lakes, some hatches, some non-hatches. It works really well at one lake I hike into and fish from shore - big stuff cast, counted for a bit and stripped fast. Sometimes it doesn't work at all. Ain't no such thing as "best". ;-)
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My point was I don't know anybody who uses a type 3 at all. So was trying to understand why some apparently use it so much.
 
ifsteve said:
My point was I don't know anybody who uses a type 3 at all. So was trying to understand why some apparently use it so much.
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You do not know me so you do not know I use a type 3. So your statement is still correct...

I mainly use a type 6 to get it down. But I use a type 3 when fishing the shallows less than 10' deep. At less than 10' deep there are usually plants/lilies growing and I want to stay above them. I also use it when the fish move up in the water column due to a hatch occurring. I use what works to catch fish....
 
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RCF said:
You do not know me so you do not know I use a type 3. So your statement is still correct...

I mainly use a type 6 to get it down. But I use a type 3 when fishing the shallows less than 10' deep. At less than 10' deep there are usually plants/lilies growing and I want to stay above them. I also use it when the fish move up in the water column due to a hatch occurring. I use what works to catch fish....
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He doesn’t know me either so you’re right, so is he.

This past June three of us were fishing a lake near Kamloops. I was getting a few, so was Herb. Keith had gone round a point where I couldn’t see him. He was fishing his type-3 with a damselfly nymph, casting towards shore on a fairly steep drop off. By varying things he thought the line was the key to banner fishing.
 
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Jim in Anacortes said:
Old406Kid I actually used that product yesterday to hold my "collapsed" rod together. It works like a charm,, However, I make a "wrap" (out of thin neoprene) that resembles a very small street taco. I glue a small strip of neoprene to the center of the "taco" ( as a "flap" to keep the rod pieces from chafing against each other) and then glue two pieces of velcro to the area around the inner part of the top of the "taco". Very simple.... Just get the "flap" between the rod pieces and squeeze it together like a taco. Once you have a piece of neoprene and some velcro and glue...it's fun to custom make these things on a rainy afternoon.
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How about a picture of your rod taco? Sounds like great idea.
Thanks
 
Actually when I make these , I never know what they will look like before hand. I just get out the rod and cut them to fit, glue the velcro in the right place and glue a piece to separate the rod pieces. I do not spend much time in the design, just cut and glue.
 
If you could only have two outfits, for trout fishing from a tube, what would they be?

10ft 6wt seems to be the most common lake rod, paired with floating and intermediate lines. Thoughts?
 
jaredoconnor said:
If you could only have two outfits, for trout fishing from a tube, what would they be?

10ft 6wt seems to be the most common lake rod, paired with floating and intermediate lines. Thoughts?
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I take a 9' 6wt w/ type 6 all the time, and many times it's the only one I bother taking. I take a 9' 5wt or usually the 10' 6wt for indicator fishing. When trout plants are new (1-2 months) the indicator rod is a must.
 
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