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Yes that was my thought process as well since the casting rod I might get will be MH, but bass pro only has the tatula in 7’3. Do you guys think the extra 3 inches doesn’t matter to have it be medium or is it better to have it as MH at 7’

So I am looking at this rod at bass pro, I originally wanted it in a 7’ medium but I see that bass pro only carries it in 7’ MH and 7’3 medium. the only rod I have is 5’4 ML rod I got from turners, I only fish a local park and sometimes up in lake Gregory in San Bernardo CA. i might be getting a MH bait caster as well so that I have two rods later. My question is if I should get it in mh at7’ or if I should be getting the 7’3 in medium, I was concerned that the extra inches might make it difficult to cast. And since the bait caster will be Mh I am concerned have my only second rod also be a MH. i still need to learn what techniques to be tossing on each rod but I believe my spinning rod should be for bottom contact Ned rigs and c-rigs? And I should be t-rig and chatter baits on the bait caster? So assuming that is what the spinning rod is for, that would determine if having it as medium is mandatory or is it ok to have it MH (because of the length) and having a bait caster as MH as well. hope that makes sense lol ty!

Thank you everyone for the responses! I am indeed tying braid to floro (I think I have 20lb addicted enforcer to 8lb leader on my turners combo). so I’m a little confused, do casting reals require 40lb braid? I’ll pick up 10-15 lb braided smackdown for the spinning. What’s the good word on casting then 🤯?

Ok thank you, I have limited experience with my spinning rod and zero info on casting, I’ve seen multiple posts and videos about trying to have one of each! So casting rods require thicker and thus higher pound test Ty for the input. also thanks for input on the casting reel. I think I was originally going to get a lews classic pro or something like that but saw on tactical basins recent budget video for the holidays that they listed the diawa cc80 and figured it would pair with the rod

Hello, I am new to the fishing world, it is a hobby I am trying to pick up that I hope to share with my 4 year daughter. I currently have a small spinning 5’4 ML trout rod I got from turners and plan on getting some new rods during these holiday sales. I am fishing in Southern California in local parks (El dorado, don knobe) and sometimes go fishing up the mountain in lake Gregory. my plan is to pick up a spinning 7’ medium tatula xt to pair with a 2500 diawa fuego. My birthday is also coming up so I am planning on trying a casting rod, thinking the diawa aird-x 7’ MH and pair it with diawa CC80 (staying around $100 for this combo) my first question would be if I can use the same fishing line for both rods or if each rod should have their own? I believe these local parks/lakes get stocked with catfish, trout and bass and I was thinking of getting 15lb seagurd Smackdown for both the casting and spinning combos. i have mainly picked up terminal gear and plastics for shaky heads, ned/neko, drop shots, wacky rigs, Texas and c-rigs based on information I have gathered on these forums. I’ve tried them all and have yet to catch a fish on the few times I’ve gone out this year but I am determined to take my daughter more often next year 🤗. i welcome any suggestions on my planned rods selections and any insight as to the line configurations for casting and spinning. I figure that these finesse techniques pertain to the spinning rod but I am eager to learn about casting rods as well. thank you in advance!