What's The Heaviest/lightest Rod And Line You Will Use For Finesse Fishing?

[basslover12345]

What's the heaviest/lightest rod and line you will use for finesse fishing?

[Reel_Kaotic]

I set up a 6'6 med spinning rod with #15 braid w/ #8 fluoro leader.

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

Most used lightest is 8' Med-Lt Moderate with 6# Nanofil.

I have caught bass with 4'8" UL Mod rod but dont really target them just happen to catch them.

Heaviest a 7' Med Fast 20# braid with senko--is that finesse??

[SoFlaBassAddict]

There is no heaviest or lightest. You can finesse any lure you have. You can also power fish any lure you have. It's nothing more than a mindset and a way to present a lure.

[I.rar]

ive pulled in quite a few LM and peacock bass on a 6'8" light/fast 'trout' rod with 20/6 braid and 6# cxx leader. its my favorite rig to fish.

[SirSnookalot]

There is no heaviest or lightest. You can finesse any lure you have. You can also power fish any lure you have. It's nothing more than a mindset and a way to present a lure.

Fishing is all about personal preference. My first thought about equipment is where am I fishing: shore or boat, conditions: heavy cover or open water.

My personal preference for ALL BASS FISHING is nothing ever heavier than a spinning 7' 8/17 rod, 15# braid. I can throw just about any kind of lure or soft plastic on that set up, with the exception of heavier swimbaits.

I would never throw heavy swimbaits for bass because I don't care to fish with a heavy rod. Call me stupid if you will but I want to use a heavy rod for heavy fish and a light rod for light fish, makes sense to me. I know people like a heavier rod to pull fish out of cover, I avoid those conditions if possible, I do not want to catch a 5# fish with 10# of weeds.

[roadwarrior]

My main rig for weightless soft plastics: St. Croix ES70MF/ Stella 2500FE/ Yo-Zuri Hybrid #6

[basslover12345]

The reason I asked this is that I have read Roland Martins Book and he talks about finesse fishing with a flipping stick, so It made me wonder of anyone would flip with a finesse rod as a unconventional way of fishing like Roland talks about.........

[J Francho]

Like SoFlo said it's a mentality. Yes, light spinning gear is often employed mainly because the baits are sometimes too light to be thrown on anything else. Some presentations though, like finesse jigs can be quite bulky.

: skillful handling of a situation : adroit maneuvering

[basslover12345]

Anyone ever finesse fish with 20 pound fluorocarbon? And has anyone ever tried 20 pound line on spinning reels?

[LuckyHandsINC.]

There is no heaviest or lightest. You can finesse any lure you have. You can also power fish any lure you have. It's nothing more than a mindset and a way to present a lure.

I disagree with this completely. If I'm throwing an 8 inch swimbait on an 8 foot rod and 50# braid it doesn't matter how I'm fishing it, its not finesse. Also if I'm fishing a 1/8 oz shakey head on 6# line running and gunning its still finesse.