I don't like to go out with less than 4 rods for myself on a day trip this is a week long adventure and don't want to be wasting time respooling when I can have 1 ready to go.
Then there's the question of live bait rods. Don't even get me started on hooks jig heads etc.
a happy medium of braids and mono, a bloke needs to be prepared.
Ear plugs to deal with fishing companions, I can't just imagine the amount of crap that will be spoken on asw.