Need Help Setting Rods And Reels For Techniques New To Bass Fishing

[pennix5]

need help setting rods and reels for techniques new to bass fishing I will be fishing need to kno what line to use

Topwater popper

Spinnerbait

Crankbaits

Senkos

Wacky rig

Dropshot

Weightless plastics

Mojo rig 3/8 oz

My rods and reels

Berkley amp 6'6" M mod fast with adu garcia silvermax 6.4:1

Berkley amp 7'0" M fast with bps tourney special 7.0:1

Berkley 6'6" ml mod fast with dawia 1500 spinning reel

Berkley amp 7'0" m mod fast with dawia sweepfire 2000 reel

[BostonMahhk]

Hey buddy. While there are better types of line to go with for certain techniques, it's also based on your preference for some as well. For instance, some people are spooling all their reel with braid and adding a leader when called for. Another example is crankbaiting. Live read in some places that flouro is better cause of the sensitivity and it sinks which helps get your lure down but I've also read in a lot of articles to go with straight mono. I'm in a slightly similar situation. Last season I had one rod, this season I have 8 setups that I'm spilling and fishing for the first time so I've been looking into this all winter and I've learned a lot so far. I'm using braid for flipping, pitching, spinnerbaits, and chatterbaits. I may use a flouro leader and my flippin/pitchin setup if it's needed. I was lucky enough to sit and talk with Randy Howell for a whole day a week before the bassmaster classic and he said to use braid for spinnerbaits and chatterbaits cause of the long hooksets. I'm also partial to braid so it works for me. I'm using flouro for my crankbaits, shallow,mid, deep, and lipless. I also spooled my shaky head and dropshot with all flouro but I'm still not sure if I'm gonna switch to braid with a flouro leader. I guess being on the water is the only thing that will answer that question. Jerkbaits is another technique where I've gotten mixed answers. Some like flouro while others like mono and they both have their ups and downs. I haven't spooled that reel yet lol. My last one is my topwater which could also be my jerkbait rod depending if I use the same rod or decide to buy another setup but topwater is mainly mono because it floats and flouro would pull the head of the life down and impede the action of it. It's hard to just get quick answers for this seeing as there are so many different ones and different uses for single setups. You may have a single setup for two or three techniques and they use different line so it does become real confusing but I hope I helped you out a little with this looooooooong answer. I think no matter how much I've watched and studied and read, that nothing is going to replace being on the water and that's where you'll get YOUR answers.

[roadwarrior]

If you want to start out with a simple and inexpensive program, this is my suggestion:

 

Spinning tackle:  Yo-Zuri Hybrid #6

 

Baitcasting gear: Hybrid #12

[Fish Murderer 71]

This is the BASICS in which I select line for techniques to keep it simple

1.  If the lure floats for top water, so should the line- Mono

2.  If the lure floats, dives shallow and has lots of hooks- Mono

3.  If the lure floats, dives deep and lots of hooks- Fluoro, the smaller the diameter the deeper it will go.

4.  If the lure sinks without weight added- Fluoro

5.  If the lure sinks with weight added Fluoro, or Braid with Fluoro leader

6   If the lure is going into cover, heavy Fluoro or braid with Fluoro leader

7.  If the lure is going into grass, Braid.

 

Keep in mind this is just a basic mindset for selecting lines- technique specific may call for a change up, and that your going to have to research on your own.

[pennix5]

Thanks