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I got a St. Croix Mojo MH/F 6'8 as an all around set up for now. Like you, I had only fished fresh and saltwater spinning gear for 50 years. The transition was easy with this set up. As other have mentioned I went with a left hand baitcaster and very happy I did. After throwing the baitcaster for a few hours the other day I picked up a spinning rod and it actually felt like more work to cast.

I asked the same question about 2 weeks ago, look for "1st bait caster " thread in here, I got a lot of good answers/ info. I ended up with the Diava tatula sv and I am extremely happy so far. Very smooth, I threw it for 3 hrs yesterday and only got 1 small backlash that took 30 seconds to fix. I think it would almost be hard to backlash this reel.

1st day out with the new set up, Tatula SV and MHF St. Croix Mojo. I couldn't be happier, it was super smooth and easy to throw. I started slowly and in a short time I was getting great distance. Only got 1 small backlash all day and that was because I was getting cocky and slinging that thing. To be honest I was only throwing pretty big baits but I will experiment with some smaller stuff next time out. As a bonus I stuck a 6LB PB LMB (not bad for Mass.) in the 1st hour. Thanks again for all the help and to Glen for the video on casting.?

Thanks for all the replies and suggestions. I ended up with The Tatula SV on a 6'8 MH Fast St Croix Mojo rod. Went to Bass Pro and was surprised at the limited rod selection, they had a ton of Bass Pro brand rods but not a huge selection of other stuff. I wanted to compare similar Shimano, St Croix Avid and others IN 6'8 TO 7' but that didn't happen. I will start here and grab another rod if I need to.

Thanks for all of the input. I like the idea of not having to open the real and make a bunch of adjustments. I see that Diawa has a Tatula SV and a Tatula SV TW, I read their descriptions but wasn't sure which one to go with or if it even makes much of a difference?

I do prefer the left hand reel because it is all I have ever done. I will try and use my current reel with some swimbaits once I get a longer rod to throw them. I wanted to start with an all around rod/reel so I can throw a bunch of different baits until I figure out what I like or what works best for me.

Sorry, This will be for freshwater Bass both LMB and SMB.

I have been using spinning gear for the last 40 years because I have been mainly a saltwater fisherman. At one point I picked up a Shimano Corvalus 401 and a shimano 6'6 MH casting rod. I never really liked this set up and haven't used it a ton. I am looking to pick up a multi-use set up that is fairly easy to learn on and can be used for a good variety of baits. I usually go with braid to Flouro but am open to other suggestions. The reading I have done has me seriously considering the Curado DC and either putting it on the rod that I have or getting a new rod if needed. I will still use my spin gear for light stuff. So I am looking for suggestions. No real budget, I will pay for quality but like to stay around 400+/- for both.