Hey folks!  This question comes up frequently on the forums here, so I thought I'd show you how I match my rod, reel, line, and hook for different types of fishing. 

 

I think I go about it a little different than most.  How do you do it?

 

 

Learned that lesson years ago when I thought 6lb mono would be a good idea on a baitcaster, or when I thought 8lb mono on light spinning gear with a T Rig was a good idea around cover. "Ain't no stinkin 8lb bass coming from this place in IL." It's not about the size of the fish...  ah, the growing pains. And then there's the time I thought jerkbaits were crankbaits.....

Good balanced view.  If you listen to the rod makers you need a different combo for every different bait you fish.  While I do have rod action preferences for different techniques, there is a LOT of carryover and multi use scenarios you can use your rods for.