Which way to go?

[RUDylirious]

Hey guys,

I have the following 3 poles and need some guidance as to which pole to use for the type of fishing I like to do and which kind line to put on them.
I primarily fish small lakes with woody structures, lg/sm mouth bass only, and typically use frogs, crankbait, topwater, tubes and worms.

So given these 3 poles and the type of fishing I primarily do...which pole would you use for what...and what lb test and what type (not brand) of line would you put on them?

Rig 1:
6'6" Med-Heavy Baitcasting pole w/ baitcasting reel.

Rig 2:
6'6" Med-Heavy pole w/ spinning reel.

Rig 3:
7' Med-Heavy pole w/ spinning reel.

[Rebbasser]

Welcome to the forum!

For the spinning rods I would go with 8 lb mono-ten at the most. That will cover most of the situations you encounter.

For the baitcast reel I'd go with 12 lb Flourocarbon or 50 lb braid-12 lb diameter. I'd go with braid if you are fishing real heavy cover and throwing a lot of Texas rig-trees, pads, etc. If you are not fishing real heavy cover the flouro is a good choice-less visible and not near the stretch of mono.

I use PowerPro braid, Seguar Carbon Pro flourocarbon, and green Trilene Xl for all mono applications.

[bassinbob]

What Reb said. You could also use power pro on the 7ft. spinning setup for frogs and topwaters. I did that and had no problems in the pads and weeds. Go with the 50lb. Welcome to the site.

Bob

[RUDylirious]

so which rig would you use for tubes and which for crankbaits?

[fishin_dude]

Originally Posted by RUDylirious

so which rig would you use for tubes and which for crankbaits?

Fish the small tubes, smaller/lighter plastic worms, and smaller cranks on either one of the spinning reels, and fish medium and larger sized cranks, tubes, frogs, topwater, and worms with the baitcaster.