I'd agree with virtually all above. A matter of preference. In my bass boat, I carry multiples of everything. When I fly-in for pike, I take 2 fly rods, 4 bait casters, 2 spinning rods. When I go to Quetico, I take one 5 and a half foot bait caster and 12-pound test line. Lakers, smallmouth, pike, walleyes -- they all get caught on the same rig. I'm in the "minimalist" school with everything when I have to carry it.