Is This A Good Setup

[countrybumpkin]

hey guys and gals, how is everyone doing today?. I have a question I'm looking at getting a new rod and reel the type of fishing ill be doing is from the bank it has a lot of Lilly pads and grass and what knot. the set up i'm looking at is the Abu Garcia Revo Toro Winch Casting Reel and the duckett exta heavy action rod would this be a good set up. I will be fishing soft plastic's , jigs, frogs. here are the links to both of them 

 

 

http://duckettfishing.com/product.php?productid=16208&cat=263&page=1

 

or this rod

 

http://duckettfishing.com/product.php?productid=16143&cat=3&page=1

 

 

http://www.basspro.com/Abu-Garcia-Revo-Toro-Winch-Casting-Reel/product/10216849/

[Marty]

Obviously you're thinking about maximizing your chances to get that fish in through heavy vegetation and that rod appears to offer a very good chance. The other question to consider is whether that rod will efficiently cast the lures you plan to use.

 

I don't know how think your vegetation is, but for what it's worth, I've pulled some good sized bass through heavy dense algae mats with 15# Power Pro on a spinning rod with medium power.

[Jrob78]

That reel is a beast. I have one and wouldn't use it for "regular" bass fishing applications. I use mine for throwing big heavy swimbaits. It's a large, heavy duty reel. I would go with a regular Revo of your choice. They are robust enough to handle heavy cover applications and are much lighter than the Toro's.

[harmon]

If you like it and it works for you, then it is a good set-up.

[countrybumpkin]

thanks for replying the reason I want to get this set up, Is most of my fishing will be from the bank and a lot of the places I fish the areas have bad heavy cover so I want to be able to pull them out of the weed cover, plus a couple of the areas are on docks at public areas that its 5 feet above the water plus the rails to. what I really want it for is flipping and pitching, and soft baits , jigs , some spinner baits.

[OhioBassNewcomer]

Can't go wrong with any Revo. I like low profile baitcatsers and I love my Revo S.

[HuskyKMA]

The Toro reels are more meant for larger species, like salmon and steelhead in my part of the world. You don't need that beefy reel for any bass. Also you're going to want a much fast gear ratio than the 4.6:1 on the Toro Winch for the type of fishing you described with jigs and soft plastics. Take a look at a Abu Revo SX or STX with a 7.1:1 or 8.0:1 gear ratio, I think you'll be much happier with that.

[Arv]

I'd prefer a higher gear ratio but thats just me. Other than that I think you picked out good equipment.

[OkeechobeeAngler]

It its what you like, get it and enjoy catching some bass.