Baitcaster

[BenBJ21]

Hi, I am new to this forum and this is my first post. I am going to be getting my first baitcasting setup soon, and don't know what power/action rod and what speed reel would cover most of my bases. Thanks for any and all answers! Happy fishing

[A-Jay]

Hello and Welcome to Bass Resource ~ 

 A 7 ft M or MH rod and a 6.3:1 to  6.6:1 reel should work nicely.

A-Jay

 

[MichaelCopeland]

Howdy and welcome to our fishing family! A 6'6" to 7' MF or MHF rod with a 6.3:1 to 7.1:1 reel should handle most of your fishing needs. I use a 6'6" and a 6'10" MHF rod both with 7.1:1 reels that gets most jobs done for me. I've got a 7' MM(medium power/moderate action) rod with a 6.2:1 reel my boss gave me that I haven't had much time to see how I like it yet. It's specifically for swim jigs, but I fish chatterbaits more than I do swim jigs and the chatterbait felt funny to me with it. ?

[lonnie g]

get comfortable with what ever you choose, the guys have given you great choices. don't try to be superman, practice on accuracy not distance. good luck. 

[BenBJ21]

Thanks for the fast responses, much appreciated

[LionHeart]

I don't own either of these but have experience with them both.  If I were new to baitcasters, and looking for a decent setup that would take me far, I'd get a Dobyns Fury 734C for the rod, and a Daiwa Tatula (or Fuego) reel in 6 or 7 gear ratio (around 30ish inch per turn retrieve speed).

 

Pretty tough to beat for a first set up.  There are quite a few other brands but if you have a store that sells the fury close by, go handle it in person.  A rod with a similar stoutness and bend would be very versatile IMO. I was also pretty impressed with the braking on those Diawas.

[new2BC4bass]

Can't add anymore than what has already been said other than to say.....

[evilcatfish]

5 hours ago, LionHeart said:

I don't own either of these but have experience with them both.  If I were new to baitcasters, and looking for a decent setup that would take me far, I'd get a Dobyns Fury 734C for the rod, and a Daiwa Tatula (or Fuego) reel in 6 or 7 gear ratio (around 30ish inch per turn retrieve speed).

 

Pretty tough to beat for a first set up.  There are quite a few other brands but if you have a store that sells the fury close by, go handle it in person.  A rod with a similar stoutness and bend would be very versatile IMO. I was also pretty impressed with the braking on those Diawas.

Ha I was going to post the exact same setup suggestion, or maybe a 704c instead.

[fishnkamp]

One nice thing about the Dobyns Fury/Daiwa setup is that you would be spending about $110 for a really good rod and somewhere near the same money ( less if you go with the Fuego since it is on sale most places right now)and getting a combo that you will be happily fishing a decade or more from now.  I fish rods from Dobyns, Irod, and Powell a lot.  Most of my 12 baitcasters have some version of a Daiwa Tatula, Tatula CT and one Exceler which was the previous model to the Fuego CT.  I rely on those reels heavily for bass, catfish and rockfish. I fish on the Chesapeake Bay rivers so you can catch just about anything including big snakeheads and Blue and Channel Cats.