Most of us will have more rods and reels than we actually need - so if you where just to keep what you need what would that be based on your angling style.
Well I'm mostly a pleasure angler so I'd need a light feeder and a medium feeder rods, light 13ft float rod and a power float rod, and 2 reel with spare pools for the feeders and 2 reels and spare spools for the float rods. Also a centre pin reel for the rivers
Then as an occasional carp angler I'd need 2 carp rod 2.5tc and 2 free spool reels
My pike fishing - the odd session - I'd need 2 carp rod 2.5tc and 2 free spool reels
and a lure rod for lures with a multiplier reel.
Travel rod for holidays
So looking at my gear that would be:
The light bomb rod and one reel
1.75tc avon barbel rod (use for medium feeder and power float rod with avon top) and 1 reel
Same rods and reels for carp and reels for pike fishing plus lure rods and multiplier
13ft light float rod and centre pin
1 travel rod
So what could go:
1 lure rod
1.25 tc avon rod
1.75tc barbel rod
1 medium feeder rod
12ft power float rod (bought new)
10ft power float rod (bought 2nd hand)
9 ft carp margin rod ( bought second hand)
1 telescopic travel rod and reel (bought for £5 second hand)
11m pole not used for last 2 years
6m whip
10ft Kingfisher rod - bought when I was starting back fishing and kept as a guest rod for a non angling mate's occasional use(he's not using any decent stuff)
Yellow fibre glass spinning reel - given to me by someone
Several reels - not sure how many
So you can see I've not got the mountains of tackle some (most) of you have, but I've only been back to angling for about 6 years so I'm still getting my gear together, and the above tat I've said I don't need is not going to be disposed of, merely added to.
Now the rods I've kept might not be ideal for every situation and I know there will be those who must have a flood water barbel rod and another for small snag free river and another for a large river.
And some carp anglers who need at least 3 rods in all the tcs and spod rod and marker rod.
But what rods do you really need and what could you dispose of?
Well I'm mostly a pleasure angler so I'd need a light feeder and a medium feeder rods, light 13ft float rod and a power float rod, and 2 reel with spare pools for the feeders and 2 reels and spare spools for the float rods. Also a centre pin reel for the rivers
Then as an occasional carp angler I'd need 2 carp rod 2.5tc and 2 free spool reels
My pike fishing - the odd session - I'd need 2 carp rod 2.5tc and 2 free spool reels
and a lure rod for lures with a multiplier reel.
Travel rod for holidays
So looking at my gear that would be:
The light bomb rod and one reel
1.75tc avon barbel rod (use for medium feeder and power float rod with avon top) and 1 reel
Same rods and reels for carp and reels for pike fishing plus lure rods and multiplier
13ft light float rod and centre pin
1 travel rod
So what could go:
1 lure rod
1.25 tc avon rod
1.75tc barbel rod
1 medium feeder rod
12ft power float rod (bought new)
10ft power float rod (bought 2nd hand)
9 ft carp margin rod ( bought second hand)
1 telescopic travel rod and reel (bought for £5 second hand)
11m pole not used for last 2 years
6m whip
10ft Kingfisher rod - bought when I was starting back fishing and kept as a guest rod for a non angling mate's occasional use(he's not using any decent stuff)
Yellow fibre glass spinning reel - given to me by someone
Several reels - not sure how many
So you can see I've not got the mountains of tackle some (most) of you have, but I've only been back to angling for about 6 years so I'm still getting my gear together, and the above tat I've said I don't need is not going to be disposed of, merely added to.
Now the rods I've kept might not be ideal for every situation and I know there will be those who must have a flood water barbel rod and another for small snag free river and another for a large river.
And some carp anglers who need at least 3 rods in all the tcs and spod rod and marker rod.
But what rods do you really need and what could you dispose of?