New guy lookin' for some tackle help

[MBeery]

I recently got hooked again on bass fishin' I fished sporadically in the past with only a spinning reel for all applications. Now I am trying to step up my learning and start fishing tournys. Below is the set-up I am trying to put together:

1 – Spinning rod for drop-shot
1 – Casting Worm rod = Med- heavy
1 – Spinner bait rod = Med-heavy
1 – Crank rod = Med
1 – Pitching/Flipping rod = heavy

Which type of moderately priced reels should I use for each of these rods? I am trying to slowly get a set-up comparable to this and I really have no idea what gear ratio, etc. is best for each application. Which rod/reel would be the best for fishin' jigs?

Here is what I have thus far (Don't Laugh!):

Dropshot - Daiwa D-Shock 3BB spinning with a Daiwa D-Shock 6'6" Medium Spinning Rod.

Casting/Worm Rod - Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 5000 Baitcaster with a Shimano FX 6'6" Medium Heavy, Fast action Trigger Rod.

Crank Rod - Shakespeare Axiom Baitcaster 4BB with a Shimano FX 7' Medium, Fast Action Trigger Rod.

Any suggestions(other than burn it all and take up bowling)?

[zooker]

the ambassador 5000 is a spinner bait reel if they ever made one.. i would use a lower gear ratioed reel for cranking anything lower than a 5.1 geared reel. drop shot set up is about right.. pitching flippin minimum of 7 foot heavy action -it must had some good tip action- NEVER go cheap on this reel. i use pflugher trions and a team diawa for my flippin/pitching..
my personal taste in spinnerbait rods is a heavy action rod as i fish some tough standing grass and laydowns that require ya to haul the bass out of heavy cover. if this is NOT an issue at your location go with the mh rod. i personally prefure 7 foot sticks with one exception i use a 6 foot spinning rod to skip under docks with..



i am not saying buy the most exspensive reels on the market..but don't buy the cheapest stuff ya can find.. i use fenwick rods almost entirely. quatum energy reels are great for the money pflugher trions are worth the money team diawa's are ALWAYS worth the money.. i think the pflugher are the cheaper of the three running about $70 or so..

zooker

[Tnbasser]

Originally Posted by MBeery

I recently got hooked again on bass fishin' I fished sporadically in the past with only a spinning reel for all applications. Now I am trying to step up my learning and start fishing tournys. Below is the set-up I am trying to put together:

1 – Spinning rod for drop-shot
1 – Casting Worm rod = Med- heavy
1 – Spinner bait rod = Med-heavy
1 – Crank rod = Med
1 – Pitching/Flipping rod = heavy

Which type of moderately priced reels should I use for each of these rods? I am trying to slowly get a set-up comparable to this and I really have no idea what gear ratio, etc. is best for each application. Which rod/reel would be the best for fishin' jigs?

Here is what I have thus far (Don't Laugh!):

Dropshot - Daiwa D-Shock 3BB spinning with a Daiwa D-Shock 6'6" Medium Spinning Rod.

Casting/Worm Rod - Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 5000 Baitcaster with a Shimano FX 6'6" Medium Heavy, Fast action Trigger Rod.

Crank Rod - Shakespeare Axiom Baitcaster 4BB with a Shimano FX 7' Medium, Fast Action Trigger Rod.

Any suggestions(other than burn it all and take up bowling)?

First off welcome back to the greatest sport on earth.

What you have is OK for now. But consider this. Once you start to become a SERIOUS tournament angler, you will need the best equipment you can afford. It is your lifeline when the money matters, and I know from experience, anything less than the best is courting disaster.

As far as gear, the other rods you need, if I were you, i would totally go with CrazyFish Rods. They are great.

As far as reels,I'd go with Pflueger. I haven't found a better reel for any money.
i use a 4.3:1 -5.1:1 for crankbaits, 5.3:1 for worms and jigs, 6.1:1-6.3:1 for everything else.

Remember though. This is what I have found works best for MY style of fishing. you may have a totally different idea about what you want.

[MBeery]

Thanks for the help. I have been using a buddies Pflueger reels (President, Purist) and have been really impressed. I think I am going to pick one of those up and give it a try. Thanks, I try to read a lot of information about fishin' and don't normally hear to much about the gear ratio/reel speeds.