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What baits can I fish with a spinning setup?
Spinning rod and reel setups are excellent for a variety of finesse tactics in bass fishing. Suitable baits for this type of setup include:
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Drop Shot Rigs: A finesse technique where the weight is at the end of the line, and the hook and bait are tied above it. This setup is great for vertical fishing over structure or in deep water.
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Split Shot Rigs: Similar to a drop shot but with the weight placed a few inches above the hook. This is good for a more natural presentation as the bait can move freely.
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Tubes: Soft plastic tube baits are effective for mimicking crawfish and other forage. They can be rigged with internal weights or jig heads.
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Grubs: Soft plastic grubs can be used on a jig head or as a trailer for other baits. Their curly tails provide enticing action.
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Finesse Jigs: Smaller jigs designed for a subtle presentation. They work well when bass are not aggressively feeding.
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Light Crankbaits: While typically associated with baitcasting gear, light crankbaits can be thrown on spinning gear, especially when using lighter lines.
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Light Topwater Baits: Small poppers or walking baits can be effectively used with spinning setups, especially in situations requiring lighter line and delicate presentations.
For these techniques, a 7-foot medium-power moderate-action rod, sometimes referred to as a light action rod, is recommended. Pair this rod with a 2500 size spinning reel (also known as size 20 or 30 by some manufacturers) for the best balance between weight and functionality. The line choice for these finesse tactics is typically light, with 6-pound fluorocarbon being a popular choice for its low visibility and good sensitivity.
Remember, the key to finesse fishing with spinning gear is to have a smooth drag system on your reel to handle the light line and small hooks without pulling them out of the fish's mouth. The rod's moderate action helps absorb the fish's runs and fights, preventing the hooks from tearing out.
These recommendations are based on the video context provided, which emphasizes the importance of matching your rod, reel, and line to the specific bass fishing techniques you plan to use.
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Five Rod and Reel Setups to Cover Most Anything | How To | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → The next one is another versatile setup, and
this is for spinning is a 7-foot medium-power moderate-action rod, sometimes it's called
a light action rod. This is a setup for virtually all finesse
tactics. You can throw drop shot, split shot, tubes,
grubs, finesse jigs, any kind of...and even, light, crankbaits light topwater. Pair that with a size 2,500 spinning reel. Some manufacturers call them a size 20, some
of them a size 30. You don't want to go below that smaller because
the reel is too small, you don't have a much drag surface for one. But also you got a lot of coil problems with
angle line twist. And when it's too big it's just too heavy
and unwieldy for finesse tactics. So right in that mark is what you want. The key thing with that is a nice smooth drag. Because with finesse tactics, you're using
small hooks. So a drag that's really smooth and has a lot
of give to it helps play that fish out when he runs, that rod, it's got the parabolic
action to it. That's why you want a medium-power rod. So it's got some give to it. When the fish runs, it bends, slows the fish
down, and then the drag kicks in and helps slow that fish down. Everything works together, so you're not pulling
a hook out of a fish's mouth. The line I use is a 6-pound fluorocarbon line. Again, I like to use Tatsu. All right? Seaguar Tatsu line. That's super supple, super sensitive.
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The Setup: Ideal Rod/Reel/Line Combos For All Presentations | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → All right. The next type of bait I wanna talk
about for your setups is topwater baits. These could be buzz baits, could be popping type baits,
chugging baits. What I like to do here is I'm using a rod that's got moderate power to it or a
medium power rod with a fast action tip, usually a 7'1" or 7'4" length rod to be able to fling that
bait out there. Get long distance and you can cover a lot of water that way. So, a little bit
longer rod. You can even go up to 7'6 if you want, but 7'2" to 7'4" is really good to 7'6".
Here, I'm using monofilament line. And the reason I do that is monofilament is the
most buoyant line of all the lines available. And so it keeps that bait afloat. Helps it
you whether it's a buzz bait, or especially if you're using some kind of a popper or chugger,
you don't want that line to sink underwater and pull it down underwater, you wanna keep it
above the water. So, monofilament is the key here. It keeps it on top, stays on the surface.
So, I'm using usually 12 to 15-pound monofilament line. And I have that paired with a
reel that it's a slower reel because typically, I'm not doing it that fast unless I'm doing
buzz baits. But somewhere in the 7 to 8 range, like a 7:4 to 7:6 to 1 gear ratio is
perfectly suitable for fishing topwaters.
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Five Rod and Reel Setups to Cover Most Anything | How To | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → But because it's so sensitive, it allows the
bait to move on its own. It doesn't impede that action of that bait
at all. And, you know, a lot of people like to use
braid. Braid has no give to it. You got those little, tiny hooks, that braid
is going to enable that hook to be pulled out of a fish's mouth. Fluorocarbon has a little give to it, a little
bit of stretch. Some people overestimate how much stretch
fluorocarbon has. It doesn't have a lot. But it does have a little more give than braid. And all that works in concert with the rod
and reel in order to play that fish out with that light line technique. So that is the perfect thing that you want
to use, right, for all kinds of finesse tactics. Next, rod and reel. This one's really the only technique-specific
rod and reel I would get to and use that I'd recommend out of these five, and that's a
crankbait rod. Here would be a 7'2" to 7'4" medium-power
moderate-action rod, maybe fast action rod, that's designed for crank baiting. And the reason why you want to do that is
a couple of things. First of all, crankbaits have those little,
teeny treble hooks. There's a small bite to them. And they're thin wire. Again, just like in finesse fishing, they
can get pulled out of the fish's mouth if you've got too stout of equipment. So that rod has...that parabolic rod has basically
a big spring.
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The Setup: Ideal Rod/Reel/Line Combos For All Presentations | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → to be focused on the drag system of the reel
that you get. Again, when a fish makes a run, you want a nice smooth drag to peel out that line,
give it to him and help slow him down. If you got a sticky drag and you're pulling out that line and
it goes tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick tick, well, every time it bounces like that
and stops, it just pulls that hook out a little bit more every time and you're
gonna lose that fish. So, a nice smooth, just butter smooth drag is critical
when it comes to fishing crankbaits. All right. Let's talk about spinnerbaits
and getting the right kind of gear for spinnerbait fishing. With spinnerbaits, a lot
of times what you're doing is you're targeting, it's target cast, short cast. I do a
lot of underhand casts to specific, to short targets. I don't cover a
lot of vast expanses making longer casts with spinnerbaits. There's other baits
I feel that are better suited for that if you need to do that all day long. Not that I won't
make occasional long cast to cover some water, but 85% of my fishing with spinnerbaits is short
pinpoint accuracy into thick cover. So, for that reason, I'm using a shorter rod like a 6'8" to
6'10" rod that is medium-heavy power with a fast action tip. I actually have a custom rod that's
6'9. It fits right in the middle of those two.
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Jerkbait Bass Fishing | Spinning vs. Casting Setups by Wired2Fish → smooth drag to allow those those fish give them movement and freedom with the bait rather than you know something Herky jerky where you use in say your thumb or maybe not as consistent of a drag out of a casting rail or a spinning reel a nice spinning reel has that buttery drag also too I like using a rod in that seven one seven foot range where I can still make a a pretty far cast with the bait and also like something with a spongy tip this is a a middle of the road model from Saint Croix it's got good sensitivity but it's a slower duller blank so those fish when they're thrashing and they're shaking their heads and and making those surges it's going to have a lot more give than a more sensitive rod that's it's not something that you need to be sensitive or have an expensive rod with but something that has some play with it a little bit of give in the tip and a long enough Rod that you can actually bomb bomb these baits over Flats so diving deeper into the setup I like at least a 3000 sometimes a four thousand size reel you'll just get a little bit of extra casting distance off that big spool and line line is just as important I don't go over 10 pound line why thinner diameter flies off the spool a lot better and I'll pair it with an
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Baitcaster Vs. Spinning Reels | Bass Fishing by Bass Fishing Tips & Techniques by BassResource → or less line diameter, go with spinning.
If it's above that, go with baitcasting. It's a matter of what type of reel handles and
manages the line better than the other. Again, smaller diameter, lighter pound line, spinning
reels handle much better. And conversely, baitcasters are better designed for heavier line.
Another thing to think about is also ease of use. Spinning, for example, if you wanna cast
and skip baits under docks, and under trees, and under limbs, and under things, it's a lot
easier to skip baits with a spinning outfit than with baitcasting. Not that you can't do
it with baitcasting, you can, but it takes a lot more practice. And if you're just getting into
bass fishing, it's a lot easier to learn spinning than baitcasting. So that's a really good, you
know, reel to get off and going. But once you start to get more advanced and learning more
and more about fishing, and expanding the type of lures you're using, stick to the guidelines
I just gave you. And it's better with, you know, finesse tactics, that sort of thing, fighting
the fish, you got the drag, castability, those lighter fluorocarbon lines, and
lures are best design for spinning outfits. The thing about using both of them is practice
makes perfect. And the cool thing about this is, the one thing in bass fishing you can do when
you're not on the water, and that is practice casting. Yeah, if you live in an apartment,
or a condo, or something, and you don't have
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