2 minutes ago, OkobojiEagle said:

There are plenty of light top water baits that can be presented easily with med. light spinning gear, but presentation is only 1/2 of the equation.  After enticing your bass to the hook, will you have enough rod to control and bring the bass to hand?  In most of the environments I fish top waters I need a solid med. (sometimes even med. heavy) action rod to quickly turn my bass and get it headed in my direction.  Fighting a bass that has buried itself deeply into cover doesn't do the bass any good and invites disappointment on your part.

 

oe

Doesn’t that apply to every lure that you can catch a fish on?

4 minutes ago, Scott F said:

Doesn’t that apply to every lure that you can catch a fish on?

yes it does...

 

 

oe

 

edit: I don't fish them, but an umbrella rig might tax the presentation equally to the landing?

 

 

10 hours ago, OkobojiEagle said:

There are plenty of light top water baits that can be presented easily with med. light spinning gear, but presentation is only 1/2 of the equation.  After enticing your bass to the hook, will you have enough rod to control and bring the bass to hand?  In most of the environments I fish top waters I need a solid med. (sometimes even med. heavy) action rod to quickly turn my bass and get it headed in my direction.  Fighting a bass that has buried itself deeply into cover doesn't do the bass any good and invites disappointment on your part.

 

oe

Learning how to do this is part of what intrigues me! Just horsing a fish right on through is great for tournaments. But man it’s fun to have to play them through cover and on light tackle!

On 8/5/2019 at 9:35 AM, OkobojiEagle said:

There are plenty of light top water baits that can be presented easily with med. light spinning gear, but presentation is only 1/2 of the equation.  After enticing your bass to the hook, will you have enough rod to control and bring the bass to hand?  In most of the environments I fish top waters I need a solid med. (sometimes even med. heavy) action rod to quickly turn my bass and get it headed in my direction.  Fighting a bass that has buried itself deeply into cover doesn't do the bass any good and invites disappointment on your part.

 

oe

I have landed a couple 3's on 6lbs Stren Crappie/Sedona1000/13 Defy Silver in 6/6 Light/Fast.

Those were caught wading the Comite River, but they were caught on Rebel Craws. The right backboned rod, is crucial. Im not real impressed with anything on the 13 Defy, EXCEPT the perfect Light action. Im thinking of taking the rod to a local guy and trying to match the action the rod, but with better components.