Rod Holders are great and I love them until...

[nobody]

Until you get hits on all of them around the same time.. I was fishing Texas with a 3-rod holder and was holding the 4th rod and I got a hit on the rod I was holding and it was a bass so longer fight. And then BAM, the other 3 rods on the holder went off.. It was chaotic. But a lot of fun. LOL.. I lost the 3 on the holder as the bites timed out.. :(

[Elijah32]

The temptation to drop and switch off the rods to get the other fish can be overwhelming, but usually its best to just stick with one and reel it in. However, I sometimes try and at least set the hook on the others to erase the possibility of the strike timing out.

[Geauxboy]

Set the hook on as many, if not all, of them that you can. As you are doing that, do your best to gauge which fish feels the biggest and try to bring that one in first (if your gear will bring it in fast enough). If your gear isn't good enough to quickly pull in the biggest one, then try to pull in the small ones as fast as possible and then try for the big one again.

[nobody]

Thanks for the tips. I will try that next time..

[Elijah32]

Originally posted by Geauxboy:

Set the hook on as many, if not all, of them that you can. As you are doing that, do your best to gauge which fish feels the biggest and try to bring that one in first (if your gear will bring it in fast enough). If your gear isn't good enough to quickly pull in the biggest one, then try to pull in the small ones as fast as possible and then try for the big one again.

Still problematic. You are potentially sacrificing the biggest of the fish to get the smaller ones. I think it makes more sense to bring in the biggest one (maybe a trophy or unique) and then catch what is left.

[Geauxboy]

Originally posted by Elijah32:

Originally posted by Geauxboy:

Set the hook on as many, if not all, of them that you can. As you are doing that, do your best to gauge which fish feels the biggest and try to bring that one in first (if your gear will bring it in fast enough). If your gear isn't good enough to quickly pull in the biggest one, then try to pull in the small ones as fast as possible and then try for the big one again.

Still problematic. You are potentially sacrificing the biggest of the fish to get the smaller ones. I think it makes more sense to bring in the biggest one (maybe a trophy or unique) and then catch what is left.

Of course any strategy you use to possibly get all fish is in which order did each rod catch a fish. Keep that in mind also when deciding which rod/fish to go with first. Was the potential trophy/uni on the hook first or last? If first, then you may need to sacrifice the other rods if you are unable to bring it in fast enough. If last, then you could quickly bring in the small ones and still have time to get the bigun'. And again, all of this depends on your setups and if you are able to bring in whatever fish in a decent amount of time.

[vodou61]

Fish juggling takes practice. What I do is watch the rod tips. When a rod goes straight (showing no signs of a fish tugging on it) I'll switch to that rod, and keep reeling it in, until I see another rod go straight. Rinse, repeat.

[Kashra Fall]

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1535188755 <--- good times!

[BoxxeR]

Originally posted by Kashra Fall:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1535188755 <--- good times!

lol

[Sup_DiM0N]

You should try juggling carprods lol

[Bridges]

Originally posted by Geauxboy:

Set the hook on as many, if not all, of them that you can. As you are doing that, do your best to gauge which fish feels the biggest and try to bring that one in first (if your gear will bring it in fast enough). If your gear isn't good enough to quickly pull in the biggest one, then try to pull in the small ones as fast as possible and then try for the big one again.

Great info but won't your lines {or other gear} break if the fish goes out too far? {I'm new}

[Elijah32]

Originally posted by Hyperion: Titan of Light:

Originally posted by Geauxboy:

Set the hook on as many, if not all, of them that you can. As you are doing that, do your best to gauge which fish feels the biggest and try to bring that one in first (if your gear will bring it in fast enough). If your gear isn't good enough to quickly pull in the biggest one, then try to pull in the small ones as fast as possible and then try for the big one again.

Great info but won't your lines {or other gear} break if the fish goes out too far? {I'm new}

If you have the appropriate gear, a fish will not pull all your line out, even if you are not reeling it in.