Today I got to little pond near home practicing casting distance with my favorite BFS combo, they had stocked trout there last week and I was hoping I might catch some trout as well.

I was using 1/32oz (trout magnet jighead with 1.5" paddle tail), I catch a fish and it was a large mouth, Since it was trout season I really didn't try bass fishing except using 10" plus swim baits and glide baits, But this time I catch my first bass of the year.

Awesome ?

Trout is the one I wish I get to fish the most now. A lot of my setup are built for that purposes but I don’t want to fight the crowded when they stocking. I wish I could hike up Jenk Lake again for trout. 
Now you are having fun with Bass, and you know your reel is way capable of fighting ones. If you ever plan to fish for bass with regular bass lure, like Ned Rig, weightless worm or even 3/16oz jerkbait(finesse type) by all mean, do it. I suggest getting a new rod that rate for bass Light is good enough or any ML bass rod should work just fine. You will be amazed how effortless, accuracy and distance you would get with that reel.

 I once use UL (Ajing)for bass it was fun, the rod took all the beating since it is too soft, I had to let the drag loose so no damage to the rod. That not even a big bass only a 15” bass and my average catch way bigger than that. 
I use a few of mine modified shallow spool pair with Majorcraft Light/BFS rod for bass all the time fishing just regular bass lure, Ned Neko smaller fluke or even Dropshot. It a lot more backbone that trout rod and can handle bass very well.

 

4 hours ago, Bass_Fishing_Socal said:

Awesome ?

Trout is the one I wish I get to fish the most now. A lot of my setup are built for that purposes but I don’t want to fight the crowded when they stocking. I wish I could hike up Jenk Lake again for trout. 
Now you are having fun with Bass, and you know your reel is way capable of fighting ones. If you ever plan to fish for bass with regular bass lure, like Ned Rig, weightless worm or even 3/16oz jerkbait(finesse type) by all mean, do it. I suggest getting a new rod that rate for bass Light is good enough or any ML bass rod should work just fine. You will be amazed how effortless, accuracy and distance you would get with that reel.

 I once use UL (Ajing)for bass it was fun, the rod took all the beating since it is too soft, I had to let the drag loose so no damage to the rod. That not even a big bass only a 15” bass and my average catch way bigger than that. 
I use a few of mine modified shallow spool pair with Majorcraft Light/BFS rod for bass all the time fishing just regular bass lure, Ned Neko smaller fluke or even Dropshot. It a lot more backbone that trout rod and can handle bass very well.

 

this rod is rate 1 to 8grams, but I have about 4 rods match BFS fishing.  it is totally handling ned rig and weightless I am totally agree with you