Buzz-Bait Setup

[Elite Image Fishing]

What rod (length and action)/reel (gear ratio) and line  do you guys prefer for buzz baits?

Thanks,

Dave

[CHEVYRIDAZ]

Same as my spinner bait set-up. 7ft Fenwick Techna AV MH/F paired with a Revo STX in 6:4:1 gear ratio spooled with 15-17lb Trilene big game.

[ALbasser]

The combo I use for buzzbaits is the same as for my spinnerbait. I use a 7' All Star American Classic Medium/Moderate paired with a curado d. I like the Moderate action for spinnerbait and buzzbait aplication more-so than Fast.

[retiredbosn]

7 foot BPS Crankin Stick MH or M, Abu Garcia EXT Pro 6.5:1, Yo-Zuri 12 lb Hybrid

[roadwarrior]

St. Croix Avid AVC70MF/ Chronarch/ #12 Yo-Zuri Hybrid

8-)

[Infidel.]

St. Croix LTBC70MF with a Revo STX.  12lb Izor XXX  

[fathom]

mbr783/steez 103/12# yozuri hybrid.

same as spinners.

[Sam]

7" Graphite MH

12 Pound Flouro

7:0:1 Shimano Curado

[NewAngler]

6'6'' Berkley Bionc M/F

BPS Pro qualifyer 6.3:1

10 LB mono- do i need more?

[.RM.]

On a boat deck, custom 6'6" med fast, CU201B 6.2:1, #17 mono..

Bank bound custom 7' med fast, same reel and line...

Tight Lines!!!

[uicdent11]

Loomis MBR783IMX, Chronarch 51mg, #12 YoZuri Hybrid

[The Rooster]

Same as my spinnerbait rod, I normally use a Shimano Compre 6'6" MH/F with Bass Pro Shops Extreme 6.4:1 ratio reel and 14 lb. Berkley Vanish Transitions fluorocarbon line.  Got another rod just like this only it's a M/F and has the same reel on it but with 12 lb. line of the same type as well.  I might use this if I notice I'm missing strikes due to ripping the bait out of their mouths.  Sometimes I feel a slightly softer rod helps, and as soon as I get my crankbait rod I'm gonna give that a try to see how a M/MF or MH/MF rod does.

[BenoBreath]

I use my spinnerbait setup for buzzbaits also.

Cabela's XML (c70sb) 7' MH casting rod.

Revo SX 6.4:1

Yozuri Ultra Soft, 12lb., (green)

BB

[meanmuskie]

Dobyns 734c , revo sx. Used for buzz baits and spinner baits. 15lb big game

[steezy]

Loomis CR722 GLX Med & Shimano Core 50 7.x w/P-Line CX 12# (most of the time)

Steez Med & Steez 103SHA 7.x w/P-Line CX 12# (some of the time)

[J Francho]

I've been using a St. Croix LTBC70MF and a Zillion 7.1:1 with 12# P-Line, but really, any 6' to 7' rod will do.  I will say I'm not thrilled with the fast reel - unnecessary with Cavitrons.  Since there isn't any "detecting" the strike, the rod need only be capable of throwing the lure, and strong enough for the cover you fish.

[steezy]

I've been using a St. Croix LTBC70MF and a Zillion 7.1:1 with 12# P-Line, but really, any 6' to 7' rod will do. I will say I'm not thrilled with the fast reel - unnecessary with Cavitrons. Since there isn't any "detecting" the strike, the rod need only be capable of throwing the lure, and strong enough for the cover you fish.

J Francho, I know you are an accomplished bass fisherman so do you perfer to crank a fast reel slower or a slow reel faster for buzzbaits and spinnerbaits?

[J Francho]

That's a good question, and really has nothing to do with angler skill, just a personal preference.  Here's my answer - keep in mind, I'm using a 7:1 reel - my old "high speed" 5:1 reels worked great for this in the day.  When I first got a 6:1 reel several years ago, it felt fast during the retrieve, but I liked that extra speed once a fish was hooked.  I feel the same about the burner reels.  I'll end up getting a Zillion HA and another Teaser rod for this, and use my HLA for other baits where I use the rod to move the bait, not the reel.  I just haven't taken a shine to the 7:1 reels for baits that are reeled in.

[steezy]

I perfer the 7.x high speed reels, especially for buzzbaits, its less turns of the handle and therefore less fatique.  I still like my 6.x reels for cranking, especially deeper crankbaits, the lower ratio provides more torque.  If I was younger and/or didnt have arthitis in both wrist (from 27 years of keyboard use in information technology), I'd probably use all 7.x reels.

[KYntucky Warmouth]

7'MH-F Avid, Pflueger Supreme, 12lb CXX