As it turns out, most of my gear is set up for catfish, so I went ahead and set aside a few rigs I thought might be useful for bass.  My question is: what techniques are these useful for(if any), what changes you'd make to them, and what am I missing?  Disclaimer: I own a few casting reels.  I can barely cast them.  I plan to work on fixing that, this summer.

 

Casting:

 

6'6" Shimano Solara MH/Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 2005LP reel

6'6" Camo Stix MH/no reel currently installed

 

Spinning:

 

6'6" Camo Stix M/Shakespeare Dimension reel

6' Mitchell 300xe ML/Abu Garcia Cardinal 302 reel

6' Shimano M/Mitchell 300xe reel

 

I know its a random hodgepodge of stuff, so keep the jokes to a minimum.  I'm just getting started here!

Nothing wrong with your equipment,  I'd say maybe in the future a 7ft + rod of your choice may be a good upgrade.  Keep fishing and putting time on the water and it will be easy for you to decide what will enhance your particular fishing style.

Thanks for the feedback. I figured I'd work with what I have for now, but I was also hoping to get some suggestions on how I use it(I.e. What bait and what line to use. I've noticed that since I mostly catfish, I tend to use shorter rods and heavier lines. Catfishing has ways been location location location to me, whereas bass seems to be one part location, one part presentation...

As it turns out, most of my gear is set up for catfish, so I went ahead and set aside a few rigs I thought might be useful for bass.  My question is: what techniques are these useful for(if any), what changes you'd make to them, and what am I missing?  Disclaimer: I own a few casting reels.  I can barely cast them.  I plan to work on fixing that, this summer.

 

Casting:

 

6'6" Shimano Solara MH/Abu Garcia Ambassadeur 2005LP reel

6'6" Camo Stix MH/no reel currently installed

 

Spinning:

 

6'6" Camo Stix M/Shakespeare Dimension reel

6' Mitchell 300xe ML/Abu Garcia Cardinal 302 reel

6' Shimano M/Mitchell 300xe reel

 

I know its a random hodgepodge of stuff, so keep the jokes to a minimum.  I'm just getting started here!

 

I don´t care about what brand stuff you have, depending upon where you´re at and the type and density of cover you fish the only thing missing if you were in my neck of the woods and that´s to fish my everyday lake or a few ponds is a H power rod, just because the cover in the lake is tough mesquite trees and huizache/catnail brush or the tule infested ponds. Other than that I feel you are fine to fish most places most of the times.

I don´t care about what brand stuff you have, depending upon where you´re at and the type and density of cover you fish the only thing missing if you were in my neck of the woods and that´s to fish my everyday lake or a few ponds is a H power rod, just because the cover in the lake is tough mesquite trees and huizache/catnail brush or the tule infested ponds. Other than that I feel you are fine to fish most places most of the times.

Thanks for the input!