Casting Rod Set Up

[troutbum1]

Hi, I'm a little new to bass fishing. I have spinning rods and reels. I have two casting rods. 1 is a Eagle claw, Black eagle 6' 8# to 20# line, 1/2 to 1 1/2 oz lure wt.Second is a Star rod inshore m/h  6'6" 12# to 20# line, 3/8 to 2 oz lure wt. Would these two rods be good for a casting set up. What reels would you recommend, Line, preffably mono or floro. But what would these rods be good for, are they to heavy ? Help so I don't wast money. Thank's.  

[new2BC4bass]

Both fall in the Heavy category for bass fishing.  At least for how I fish here and in Florida.  I don't fish heavier than 7/8 oz. lures.  Not really long enough for swimbaits.  Not long enough for jigs for most people.  Still it wouldn't hurt to try them with jigs and bigger spinnerbaits and swimbaits that fall within the rods' ratings.  If the action is Moderate on either of them, you could try deep diving crankbaits, but...again...they are a bit shorter than most would prefer.  You won't find many on here using 6' rods.  I have a 6' MH Lightning that I use for a dedicated spinnerbait rod.  It handles 1/2 oz. spinnerbaits real well.

 

My personal opinion is sell them or trade them for 7' or longer MHF and MF rods.  I traded a dead feeling stick in a small mom-and-pop store in Florida for a new Shimano Compre....$50 out of pocket.    It and 2 Falcon Originals had been bought in the same store.  Used rods that someone else had traded in.  $100 for all 3, and got $25 for the one I traded back a year later for the Compre.

[BobP]

Not sure if I would use the Eagle Claw rod for anything bass because it would just be too short for me but the Star would work throwing jigs and plastics in heavy cover/grass, though most guys would prefer a 7' or longer MH or H power bass rod for those situations.  Neither rod is really designed for bass and the lure weight ranges tell me they are probably fairly heavy rods compared to most bass designs, which tend to be lighter and more sensitive.  I wouldn't put out money for them as bass rods but might press the Star into service occasionally, depending on how often I bass fished.

[troutbum1]

Thank you all, I'll save the star for the beach. I'll get new rods. Thank's again.