both! options are good!
i bring a baitcaster with super line for trolling and jigging the big stuff. on the trip in to the lake where we plan to make our base camp i only have my baitcaster out. the jigging rod(2 piecer) is taped together and the reel is stashed in my pack. it makes for very easy portaging. the baitcaster is out for trolling for lakers. because the fishing pressure up in the the Q is very minimal, you can get away with bigger baits. i use the baitcaster rigged with a bigger jig to quickly cover water and find active fish. the heavier baits are also nice for locating structure and the bottom depth. this last year i ended up using my baitcaster almost exclusively because the fish were hitting really well on the 3" tube jigs with a 1/4 oz jig. i find that to be too big for my jig rod. plus its nice to have 2 rods for the option of a big bait and a small bait without having to change whats on your line.


i also bring a small spinning rod with light line for finesse fishing for walleyes. generally i use this when we are in shallow water and we have found a school of active fish that seems to have slowed down biting. then i switch to smaller lighter baits that would be too light to cast with a baitcaster.

its mostly a matter of preference. if you fish with primarily baits that are heavy enough to cast with a baitcaster then you can get away with just having the baitcaster. if you fish with a wide variety of sizes and weights you should probably bring both. i would never go into canoe country without 2 rods just because of the chances that one rod might get broken and nothing spoils a trip like not having fishing gear! i personally find having 2 rods rigged with different sizes/shapes/colors to be invaluable when it comes to fishing.

the disclaimer i would put on my advice is that when im in canoe country my primary reason for being there is the fishing. so my opinion is pretty skewed in favor of more stuff.