OK, I'll buck the trend...my favorite rig that I keep on the bow when I'm fishing is a beat-up Mitchell Spidercast spinning reel on a 6' Shimano Medium 2-piece rod, with green (or clear, depending on where I'm fishing) 8lb Stren wound on it.
The bait? Simple. A heavily modified Heddon Baby Torpedo, in various colors (depending on conditions). I've pitched it, casted it and skipped it to MUCH success over the years; I tend to beat the banks (yes, I'm an amateur) and its generally a plastic worm, jig, or my topwater. I've pulled fish in every month of the year, and will never be without it on the boat!
(and yes, I have rebuilt the reel...a time or two!)
Byrdman
