Hi folks,
I have 4 primary rod/reel combinations that I plan on using this year and I have just stripped all of the reels to get ready for a new season. I am looking for some opinions on re-spooling which will give me some options for different techniques or situations. I primarily have fished with soft plastics (tubes / senkos), but I have a decent collection of hard baits that rarely get used. I will primarily fish soft plastics again this year but I am committed to try a couple of more things out of the tackle box. Please let me know what you how you think I should rig these rods so that I can evaluate my options. I primarily fish in a shallow lake for both Largemouth & Smallmouth. Here is the equipment that I plan on using this season:
#1 - Baitcast - St. Croix Avid AC60MF (medium, fast) with a Shimano Citica 201D
#2 - Spinning - Shimano Crucial CRS-66MH (medium-heavy, fast) with an Abu Garcia Cardinal 503 ALB (2 spools)
#3 - Spinning - Shimano Convergence CVS-66M2A (medium, fast) with a Shimano Symetre 1500FI (2 spools)
#4 - Spinning - Shimano Convergence CVS-66M2A (medium, fast) with a Quantum Array 20 (2 spools)
I bought the baitcaster last year (my first) and have yet to catch a fish on it. I had it spooled with 50lb PowerPro and tried fishing everything off that line. I am hoping it was just bad timing when I used it, which wasn't very often.
I also have the following spools of line hanging around and would like to make use of them as possible. We are in a recession. :
- Sufix Elite - 8lb clear
- Berkley Big Game - 12lb green
- Berkley Big Game - 15lb green
- Trilene XL - 8lb green
- Trilene XT - 12lb green
- Power Pro 20lb green (enough left for one reel)
Thanks for any input you may have. There are a few local shows coming up and I will be visiting BPS next week and I am looking at building the shopping list.
Tight lines!!
...Stangman
