What to add to my bank fishing arsenal?

[CampbellR1]

Here is my current arsenal for bass fishing. I will mostly be fishing from the bank. I’m looking to get another baitcaster setup right now to fill the holes in my arsenal. I am pond fishing and fishing some lakes in North Carolina. Thanks in advance for your help and time! I don’t know much about bass fishing so I just guessed what I could throw well on what I have now.

[Jmontgomery87]

A 7'ish MH/F is the most versatile rod for me.

Texas rigs

Jigs up to 1/2oz

Spinnerbaits

Chatterbaits

Swim jigs

Topwater

That's probably what I'm throwing from the bank 95% of the time. You gotta have at least one.

[ScottW]

Ditto what @Jmontgomery87 said. I’m pretty much all spinning gear other than my 7’6” H/F BPS Graphite rod / Kastking  Crixus ArmorX combo for heavier stuff. 

[GetFishorDieTryin]

7-7'4 MH F would be what I would recommend.  I have an Ark 7'3 MH F that's an extremely versatile rod.  It fishes anything with a single hook exceptionally well.  Ive found it to be a really effective chatterbait/swimjig rod.  Without knowing you're budget it makes a little harder to recommend which line to go with. I have the Essence, but Ark uses the same or very similar blanks(40t) on their mid price point rods.  So the action and powers of each line don't differ a whole lot.  The Ark Lancers are buy 1 get 1 right now at Arks site.  You could get a 7'3 casting rod and a ML spinning rod to put that stradic on for a little over 100$.  

 

[PaulVE64]

I've yet to play with an Ark rod. What does the invoker pro 6-10 ML XF feel like?

Is the tip "crisp" like an NRX. I'm not looking for a noodle

[Derek1]

Definitely a mh. That tranx is a lot of reel for that rod it’s on. It must hold a ton of 40 pound braid. 

[Woody B]

It looks like you've got some nice rods, reels and tackle.  IMHO your next purchase should be a boat.   

[ironbjorn]

6'6"-7' MH/F casting and 6'6"-7' M/F or MF casting 

 

After that, 7'3"-7'6" H/F casting or 6'6"-7' M or ML/F spinning depending on where you live and where you fish. Beyond that, you're doing more harm than good as a bank angler, and in the vast majority of cases you really should be leaving the house with just your MH casting setup. Less is more when bank fishing.

[garroyo130]

I'd set up the other Stradic for smaller hard jerkbaits since you already have the reel. These have been extremely productive for me in cold water. 

 

Also agree with the above, MH/F.

[Deleted account]

How did we end up with a 7'6"H rod and a 300 sized reel as our first bass combo? or are we coming from somewhere else?

[Mobasser]

When I first started bass fishing I was strictly a bank fisherman. I took three or more rods, and a large tackle box. That was a long time ago. Now it's one med/ hvy rod, and a small box on my belt loop. I like being mobile, and I still catch just as many if not more fish than I ever did.                                                      Travelling light is the way to go.     

[Finessegenics]

As a lot of others have mentioned already, a 7 MH/F baitcaster setup is definitely something that you're missing. Side note, the 300 reel is overkill for what you're doing. If you're just making use of it because you already owned it, then I understand. 

[islandbass]

12 hours ago, Deleted account said:

How did we end up with a 7'6"H rod and a 300 sized reel as our first bass combo? or are we coming from somewhere else?

As a shore angler myself, I can see why he want would to choose a 300, especially for the techniques he says he uses it for. 

 

That said, it is not necessarily overkill if his gear needs to have dual function like bass and maybe saltwater (just an example). 
 

My reels need to handle bass and salmon so 9 times out of 10 I lean toward to 200 size reel. Matter of fact I only have one 100 sized casting reel. 
 

Line capacity for a shore angler is a serious aspect to consider. Sometimes we need to make longer casts, especially for what the OP uses it for. We also have to factor line loss from bound to happen breakoffs. If you are forced to break off a long cast with a 100 or 70 sized reel, you’re done. Line capacity  and line recovery are no longer optimal. You might as well hand line fish, lol. 
 

Yes, there are trade offs, such as weight of the reel being heavier, but that is the nature of the crumbling cookie.