The Balanced Tackle Setup Planner
The GetFishingEquipment planner for matching rod, line, leader, reel and drag to the fish you are after, so every part of the setup works with the rest
The tools on this site each answer one tackle question, and side by side they do not always agree: the rod guide and the line selector give different line ranges for pike and trout, and the line selector's pick for bass in heavy cover sits above its own range. Rules of thumb do that. The Balanced Tackle Setup Planner settles them the way the tackle does. Part 1 sizes the fish you are after and reconciles the line ranges. Part 2 chooses rod power from lure weight, keeps the line inside the rating printed on your rod, matches the leader to rig and clarity, compares reels by inches per turn rather than gear ratio, and sets drag to a quarter to a third of the weakest link, measured with a scale. Includes setup cards, a gear inventory, a catch log and a length-to-weight chart for 12 species. With your purchase comes a personalised sheet worked on your own setup.
Look inside
Two full pages from the planner, exactly as printed. Click either to read it at full size before you decide.
What is in it
- Sizing the fish you are after
- Reconciling line ranges when guides disagree
- Rod power from lure weight
- Line inside the rod's printed rating
- Matching the leader, and the weakest link
- Reel speed by inches per turn
- Drag set to a measured number
- Setup cards, a gear inventory and a catch log
- A length-to-weight chart for 12 species, and a quickstart
- A personalised sheet: your fish, line, rod, leader, reel and drag
- ✓ 22 printable pages
- ✓ 10 sections, worksheets and templates
- ✓ A second PDF worked out from the numbers you enter
- ✓ No account needed, just an email address
- ✓ Instant download; link valid 7 days
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The planner complements the free Fishing Line Strength selector and the other tackle tools. Each answers one question; the planner reconciles them against your rod's printed rating and sets drag to a number.