thatsbullfish

Thanks for the replies everyone. I think it's going to be MH in order to cover more situations/applications. I'm leaning towards 6'6" vice a 7'+ because of trees along the shorelines of my local ponds...unless anyone thinks there's a significant advantage to those extra 6". Being my first baitcasting setup I'm not looking to break the bank or get anything too fancy...just something to get me started. I've been really looking at the Abu Garcia Black and Silver Max reels.

I'm looking at buying my first baitcaster setup but not sure what power I want to go with. I mostly fish ponds from the shore and usually go out with 2-3 spinning setups....all Med and below mostly due to being a beginner (fishing 2 years now) and fish size in the ponds. Because I use lighter tackle (not usually over 3/8oz), part of me wants to get a Med power rod. However, the other part of me sees that I have a Med spinning set up and also realizes that I can start moving up in tackle if I get a MH or a H. Additionally, I have access to lilypads and would like to get into jigs more...so a heavier set-up has value. Question is, is it a bad idea to go with a MH? Would I still be able to throw some of my current (lighter) tackle yet also fish heavier stuff like jigs and attack the lilypads? Suppose like I can continue using a spinning setup for my Med stuff and use the baitcaster for MH/H application....except I would like to transition more to baitcasting and have that be my primary setup. With my existing tackle that would be hard. Open to ideas and advice. Thanks all.