I am a co-angler and I am trying to set up my rod and reels so I can be a little more versatile for next season of tournament fishing. Keep in mind I am not interested in buying anymore rods at the moment so I have to work with what I have ,which for western NY I believe I have enough rod and reel combos(for now) to successfully tournament fish . What I was thinking of trying is putting 50 lb. braid on a 7:1:1 Lew's Tournament Speed Spool Casting Reel and a 7ft. MH St. Croix Mojo Bass Casting Rods. This rod has been tested to be like other brands heavy action rods. I would like to use this setup for multiple applications and apply different fluorocarbon leaders for the different applications or use the braid when needed for a frog rod. Also If I were to attach a 17lb flouro leader to the 50lb braid to cast around docks with a jig or Texas rig is this a good idea? i want to be able with this rod to fish heavy cover or lily pads with a frog and then just add diffrent leader size like 12 -20 lb floro for spinnerbait or texas rig or jig etc. for the most part this rod would be use for things other then heavy cover but braid lasts for a couple years so it would be more cost effective and time effective for me to put 65 lb or 50lb braid and puton or take off a floro leader when needed.
