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Hey y’all,

 

I have a question. I have limited amount of poles and have league night coming up and need help picking what is the best poles for what baits.
 

I want to use a buzz bait, structure jig, spinner bait, and a chatter bait.
 

I have 2 medium heavy fast pole with baitcasters

 

One medium fast pole with spinning reel


And two poles that don’t say what they are but seem like stiff mediums/light medium heavy fast with spinning reels 

 

 

Any thoughts would help! Thanks!

 

 

I fish from a kayak usually sitting down to get my hook sets if that helps at all.

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A buzzbait will need the heavier of the rods with the heaviest line you're choosing from.  The line doesn't matter to the fish with a buzzbait and the heavier the better for a good hookset.  I sometimes even run braid for buzzbaits, but thick 17 lb mono is my norm. 

 

The structure jig depends on the weight you plan to fish, but that would be a good candidate for the heavier spinning rod.  A spinnerbait and chatterbait don't require much in the way of sensitivy in the same way a bottom jig does, so you have more flexibility there.  

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