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When selecting a crankbait rod, should it be of medium or heavy action? I have a medium 6'6" rod that i use for soft plastics and a heavy 6'6"rod for crackbaits. Should I reverse the set ups? Will I feel more of whats going on on the bottom with a heavy or medium rod? I think I have read that in more places than one. I would like to hear others thoughts about the situation... Thanks -scott

Thanks for all that had some info to add and thanks for those that added a kindly bump to the post.

Thanks for the replies and the time. We are off to a good start, lets hear what the rest of you would do... Keep'em coming folks...

How many of you use a left handed retrieve baitcast even though you are right handed? Those who do, do you find it easier and more smoother when transitioning after a cast? I have toyed with they idea but never tried it. I do reel left handed with spin cast so i just thought about why not with a baitcast. Is there any difference then? Discuss...

Hello everyone. I have been fishing for seriously for about 2 years. My gear is as follows. Soft plastics 6'6" M rick clunn (RC) rod and RC baitcast real. spinnerbaits and cranks same as above but Heavy. A walmart cheap spinning real and rod for misc stuff and everything else not pertaining to worms or cranks/spinnerbait. Well now is the time for me to get really serious. I will be buying all new gear in Jan 07. If you could do it right the first time (skipping the trial and error portion) and had to outfit yourself from scratch, what would you suggest. Say for example i asked u to take me to BPS and hook me up with what I need. I would want: 1. Softplastic (worm) rig 2. Spinnerbait/crankbait rig 3. Flippin/pitching rig 4. dropshot rig 5. topwater rig 6. Light tackle rig (for when the fishing gets tough) If any of the rigs could be used to fullfill more than one rig that would be handy. I prefer baitcasting reels.. Choosing a line is still confusing to me, i usually just grabbed something at walmart. I will be fishing from a boat. I live in central cali and the water is kinda clear with alot of rocks/boulders and the ocasional submerged tree. I know this seems like a short way out of me doing my research but the more i read the more i get confused. I would like to keep the cost of each item to around $150.00 or $300.00 per rig. Even if you made just one rig, it would help out a ton. Thanks. Plus your guys knowledge and experience is far greater than any companies marketing scheme can tell me. Thanks in advanced to all who helped out a confused angler.