How many Rods/Reels do you bring on a Trip? - Page 3

Fishhead56 · 04-15-2008, 10:02 PM

I figured that If someone was willing
to build the Ultimate Milk Crate then others would be obliged to
bring enough equipment to fill it.
Size could matter.

hatidua · 04-19-2008, 09:45 PM

On my foreign trips, I can typically get just about everything accomplished with six outfits:

Stella 8000 on Smith KGS 70MH (50# braid)
Stella 20,000 on Smith 80P/35 (65# braid)
Trinidad 16N on Trevala 58XH (50# braid)
Trinidad 40N on Smith WGJ 50H (65# braid)
Torsa 20 on Calstar 760L (non-roller version - 65# braid, 50# topshot)
Tibor Riptide on Loomis Cross-Current GLX 10wt - (WF-10-F)

Anything other than what's on that list to be substituted in only for specific purposes (chasing pig YFT or marlin in PV, permit-quest in Belize, mixed grab-bag of fish in the Indian Ocean, etc).

I used to travel with as many as three tubes full of rods and an extra Pelican case full of reels but the excessive tackle began to detract from the fishing. I think one of my most fun fishing trips was going to Seychelles for five weeks with just two rods and two reels. I caught a ton of fish and didn't have a tackle-shop worth of gear along to worry about (or pay excess baggage fees on). Sometimes less really is more.

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04-15-2008, 10:02 PM	#21 (permalink)
Fishhead56 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Galveston County Posts: 376	I figured that If someone was willing to build the Ultimate Milk Crate then others would be obliged to bring enough equipment to fill it. Size could matter.

04-19-2008, 09:45 PM	#22 (permalink)
hatidua Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: various Posts: 182	On my foreign trips, I can typically get just about everything accomplished with six outfits: Stella 8000 on Smith KGS 70MH (50# braid) Stella 20,000 on Smith 80P/35 (65# braid) Trinidad 16N on Trevala 58XH (50# braid) Trinidad 40N on Smith WGJ 50H (65# braid) Torsa 20 on Calstar 760L (non-roller version - 65# braid, 50# topshot) Tibor Riptide on Loomis Cross-Current GLX 10wt - (WF-10-F) Anything other than what's on that list to be substituted in only for specific purposes (chasing pig YFT or marlin in PV, permit-quest in Belize, mixed grab-bag of fish in the Indian Ocean, etc). I used to travel with as many as three tubes full of rods and an extra Pelican case full of reels but the excessive tackle began to detract from the fishing. I think one of my most fun fishing trips was going to Seychelles for five weeks with just two rods and two reels. I caught a ton of fish and didn't have a tackle-shop worth of gear along to worry about (or pay excess baggage fees on). Sometimes less really is more.

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