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Bofire:
 :)Hey guys I am curious.
I have been looking at and reading about bass fishing and the gear. I went to some stores today and looked at some of the rods that were listed. They are STIFF!!!! The reels dont hold much line and are small, they use heavy line. Braided line!! I am sure many of us could use reels that hold less line, most casts are not that far, Except for some things OK, I know., but my ambassador 5000 holds a ton of line. For big river and big water sometimes a lot of line is needed, but for lots of stuff 50 foot casts are all you need.

I know bass guys fish weeds and stuff. Can some one please give me a brief run down on the gear and the Why?
thanks
Carl

Fishpimp:
 i personally fish really light gear . mostly 6lb test and drop shots for smallies and some largies.  the reason for the heavy gear is so you can cast into whatever cover you want and winch them back out. i seldom fish the really thick stuff. my bass partner will use some heavy stuff up to about 20lb test for flippin' but that is only in the thick stuff.

BC CHASER:
You will have better success with finesse baits (small baits) than bubba baits in Washington.  I also stay away from spinnerbaits, although I know they work I catch more fish on stick baits and cranks than spinners.  6-8 lb. test and light gear.  I also fish with mostly 7'-7.5' rods.

backyard bucks:
honestly before we can really help you and break down what gear would be best suited for you, you need to tell us what and where you plan to fish. :dunno:
the choices and options are endless in the world of bass fishing and vary greatly depending on lakes, and which type of fishing you do, (smallmouth, largemouth)
give us a bit more to work with and i'm sure you'll find that everyone has good options and opinions on what to use depending on our own experience and our own confidence in certain ways of catching fish with the always changing conditions.

Bofire:
I am just interested in why they use such heavy gear. The rods are like pool cues, little level winds and 10-20 lb test line geeeeeez! for a maybe 10 lb. fish??
Heck I use 6lb and 8 for Salmon and Steelies in rivers, some way bigger than bass, so whats the deal with the gear?/ those rods are really stiff!!
Carl

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