Ok, sorry if this rambles folks. I currently use 3 spinning combos for my fishing. 

- Lew’s American Hero 6’ 6” Medium (6lb Trilene XT)

- Daiwa Samurai X 6’ 6” Medium (not spooled at the moment)

- Quantum 6’ Medium (6lb Trilene XL)

 

i used to use exclusively live bait but this year I started experimenting with 

inline spinners - Mepps, Rooster tail, Joes flies

jigs- 1/8 to 1/4 oz with a 3” grub or 3” craw trailer

 topwaters - Zara puppy, Pop-R, Tiny torpedo

soft plastics - Yum dingers 4” & 5” wacky rig or Texas rig. 

 

Everything I throw is 1/8,  3/16 or 1/4 oz, occasionally 3/8 oz.  

 

All of these setups feel OK when I use them, occasionally a 1/4 or 3/8 oz jig feels a little heavy, I think it may be I’m not used to fishing this way. 

 

My question is: Do any of these setups seem “wrong” or otherwise “inappropriate “ to the gear I’m using?

 

thanks,

Joe

Best to follow the lure ratings of the rods. Be sure to add the weight of the plastic bait plus the jig itself. A senko or creature bait itself is 3/8 oz plus another 1/4 or 3/8 jig is getting well into medium heavy rated rods. 

You need to go heavier on the rod and as LCG says above check the rating.   You want a rod rated for a minimum 5/8oz but I'd go heavier so you can toss 1/2 jigs and some crankbaits.  And 6lb test is way too light.   I'd suggest 14- 20lb braid.    

 

One question.   Have you ever heard of the bait monkey??   He's going to try to talk you into ordering a baitcating setup.   You have been warned!!!   And when you order it wait until Black Friday.  

 

 

You need a rod rated for medium heavy for soft plastics and jigs. I would go with a bait casting setup and use heavier line for these applications.

Thanks guys. The bait monkey...heh. I think we already met. That baitcaster idea keeps tappin’ me on the shoulder. Never used one, so I’m gonna stick with spinning combos for now. What about a MH 7’ spinning combo rated 1/4 to 1 oz with 20lb braid (6lb mono backing) for the soft plastics and jig?

That should work fine.

Sounds baby bear to me... just right. 

10 hours ago, PigFarmer said:

Thanks guys. The bait monkey...heh. I think we already met. That baitcaster idea keeps tappin’ me on the shoulder. Never used one, so I’m gonna stick with spinning combos for now. What about a MH 7’ spinning combo rated 1/4 to 1 oz with 20lb braid (6lb mono backing) for the soft plastics and jig?

Check out the pflueger president/cabelas tourney trail combo, it's usually on sale for around $60 and it's an awesome combo for the money,  plus the rod has a lifetime warranty.