Hi all! Ever since moving to LMB country, I've been in the constant pursuit of learning new techniques. I'm looking for either a new setup for spinnerbaits or a jack-of-all-trades flipping stick to add to my lineup, and was hoping you good folks could help me choose which one to buy first, whether I should buy both setups , or just one. I fish about 3 days a week on average, once from the banks and twice on a kayak typically. 

 

My current setup is 3 rods:

Mitchel 308 Pro 6.2:1 on a Dobyns Fury 703 M F spooled with 10lb mono

I use this for weightless wacky rigs, dropshots, shaky heads and live perch/minnows

 

Lews 7.5:1 mach combo on a lews mach 7' MH F spooled with 20lb fluorokote (I prefer over straight fluoro currently)

I use this for t-rigged stickbaits, craws, brush hogs, jigs and swimjigs. 

 

A Lews BB1 on a Dobyns Fury 735CB MH MF spooled with 15lb mono

I use this for crankbaits

 

I tried throwing spinnerbaits on all three setups, but none of them seem to be the perfect fit. Additionally, I haven't thrown too many frogs or swimbaits in the past, but it's something I really want to get into. A lot of the locals in my area swear by frogging and bigger swimbaits. 

 

So my questions are: Do you think I should add a spinnerbait-ish setup to my mix or a flipping stick? If both, which first?

I was thinking something like A) a 6'6"-7" M F with a 6.x spool. I'd probably use it to give to friends when I have visitors joining me. 

or B ) a 7'3" XH F with a 7x spool. I'd want to use it for swimbaits, frogs, and flipping, so I'm looking for more of a jack of all trades heavy setup rather than a technique specific. 

 

Please let me know any and all things to consider. Can spend about $200 per setup. I'm partial to Lews and Dobyns, but I'm open to just about everything. 

 

 

6'8" MH Fast with a 6.3:1 - 7.3:1 reel lower for crankbaits and higher for spinnerbaits. if you buy a reel that can easily change spools, you can have one with 30 pound braid and one with 15 pound flouro. this would work with square bills, jigs, jerkbaits, anything you want, even soft plastic swimbaits like Keitechs. A Dobyns Fury 7'6" MH would be great as your "jack of all trades" rod. Take my advice and don't fish hard swimbaits with braid. they will snap if you back lash. use fluorocarbon or mono, because it will stretch.

I was thinking braid with a fluoro leader for swimbaits, or is that still too harsh on the lure?

You throwing big swimbaits?

 

Nothing wrong with braid for the swimbaits. Fluoro will give a little more cushion and invisibility. Seems fine to me. I've been throwing a swimbait that weighs and oz and one thats 1 1/2 oz on straight Fluoro. 

 

 

Will Do. If You were looking for a swim bait rod that you could also frog and flip with, does a 7'3" XH F with a 7x spool sound about right? Would I benefit from a slower reel?