I use a 6 1/2ft medium action, 6-15 lb test, spinning rod, for most of my Smallie fishing.

But I love throwing tiny live dads or night crawlers on my 6ft G Loomis SR720. They are the only company who makes a 6ft, 1 piece rod, rated for 1 to 4 lb test ! Talk about light ! But being 6ft, it helps to put a weightless crawler, or tiny live dad way out there.

Of course the size of the rod has "nothing" to do with the size of the fish :-) Remember this one I caught on my micro-light ?

Should be able to land any Smallie I hook on it ;-)

Peace,

Fish

St.Croix Premier PS60LF (shoulda got the 6'6"), Symetre 1500 with Yozuri Hybrid 6lb.

Chris, what is that monster fish? Gonna give me nightmares!

Sturgeon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon

8-)

Depends on where I'm fishing.  

For small streams and ponds I have a 6'6" Berkely cherrywood rod with a Abu Garcia Cardinal reel and 6# mono.

For the larger rivers near me I have a new 7' Pfluger 6740 that i just purchased and I'm thinking of spooling it up with Power Pro 30/8.  Probably a little overkill but the river is fast and I'm tired of losing tackle.  

Kent, that looks like a small ship!

Seriously, heard of them, never saw one.

I would recommend 6 1/2 or 7' Medium Power/ Fast Action spinning tackle. For the applications you mentioned, I fish a St. Croix ES70MF/ Stella 2500FB and Yo-Zuri Hybrid Ultra Soft #6. My favorite smallmouth rig for other applications is a G.Loomis GLX PR844S/ Stella 2500FB and Ultra Soft #4.

I just bought a 7' St. Croix Avid AS70MF for tubes & grubs. I'll match it with a Diawa Terra 3000 spooled with Yo-Zuri Ultra Sofe #8. I'm a big Shimano guy for bait casters but have switched to Diawa for spinning reels.

8-)

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