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THank you for that. Yes, I really appreciate the info, it was great! I am watching some youtube videos now too. So much info out there! I am glad places like this exist where I can ask questions from people that have experience fishing. I used to have an Uncle who owned a fishing camp and restaurant down in Mexico for decades, and he would have been my goto for any fishing or boating questions, but unfortunately he passed about 10 years ago and I never was really interested in fishing at that time. But, again, thank you guys.

I just wanted to thank you for this. This gives me a very solid starting point for understanding what I have and how to use it. Based upon what you've said here, I am thinking of Mating the Fuego 2500 to the Fuego Rod for an all rounder. (or would it go better on the MH Ugly Stik GX2, if I take the Penn off and mate it to a catfish rod) For all my Crappie, Panfish, and Trout (stocked stuff here) I will use the Lews and the Daiwa Samurai's. (Planning on using some panther-martin spinners, and powerbait power eggs/dough for the trout) For my catfishing, I bought an Ugly Stik Catfish Special 2-piece 12' rod off Amazon (I think it was a price mistake, was only 39.00, typically priced at 79.00) The rod has a line weight rating of 15-40 and moderate-fast action. I will take my Penn Spinfisher V 4500 and mount it to this and fill it with 30lb braid and setup a Carolina type rig with a 4/0 circle hook using a 3-4oz no-roll sinker. Does this sound like a good setup? I'll use the Shimano on the casting rod as a crankbait, ned rig, texas rig, spinner bait setup. Does this sound like a plan of attack for this? I thank you much for your advice, and I will be going out fishing soon and seeing how it all works out

Hey everyone, I recently came into some new or barely used fishing gear, but I’m pretty new to fishing myself. I’ve been out a few times over the years, but I don’t know much about the different types of fishing gear and how they pair together. I’m hoping someone here can help me make sense of what I have and how to best use it. Here’s what I’ve got: Reels: Daiwa Samurai SX15B (1500B reel) on a Daiwa F562L Rod (5'6" Light) Daiwa Samurai SX25B (2500B reel) on a Daiwa F662M Rod (6'6" Medium) Penn Spinfisher IV 4500 on a 7' Ugly Stik GX2 (Medium-Heavy) Lews Hypersonic Combo (Size 20 reel, 6' Light rod) Shimano Caenan 150 on an Abu Garcia Veritas 7' Medium casting rod Vintage Mitchel Spidercast SC30 spinner reel Bonus Gear: Daiwa Fuego 2500 CS LT (brand new, in box) — I’m not sure which rod to pair this with. I’ve got a few unmounted options: Ugly Stik Carbon 7' Medium Daiwa Fuego 7' Medium 2-piece Bass Pro Shops Fish Eagle 7' Medium-Light Fish Eagle 6' Ultra-Light What I’m Looking For: I’m hoping to get some guidance on how to pair these rods and reels for different types of fishing. I’ll mostly be fishing for stocked trout starting Dec. 1 here in OK, and then crappie, bass, and catfish in OK, TX, and MO beyond that. A few questions: What rod and reel combos make the most sense for different fishing types (trout, bass, catfish, crappie)? Should I sell some of this gear to buy a better-suited rod/reel combo for a specific type of fishing? As a beginner, what would you recommend I focus on for my first fishing trips? I know this is a lot, but I’d really appreciate any advice or thoughts you all have. I’m eager to learn and start fishing with all this new(ish) gear. Thanks in advance for your help!