SO, i have read quit a few posts talking about frogs and lures and such. anyone like using light or even ultra light? i love using ultra light to bass fish. put some 6# flouro on it and im set. Not trying to push buttons being the new guy, but doesnt it defeat the purpose of using a 30# line that would probly never break unless a log gets in the way. but thats my opinion. i enjoy having to take time and wear the fish out to bring it in rather than just muscling and dragging the fish in... anyways

whats your set up or "dream" set up? i only spend atmost $60 on a reel and $40 on a rod.

50# braid on frogs so you can pull a 10lb bass out of the 20lbs of slop she's buried in. It doesn't defeat the purpose it increases your chances of landing a BIG bass. IMHO

I don't want to make the fish any more tired than necessary so I use at least 10 # mono and 30 # braid.

Ultra lights and bass fishing don't go together unless we're talking slews of 12" fish.

As for my dream rig; I have them.

Good point also puts way less strain on a BIG fish and gives them maximum chance of survival. Who doesn't like increasing your odds anyway!? Trust me even with heavy braid, and what you think is a great hook set your still going to lose some good uns'.

oh... i fish for the food come season to keep. bass arent the best fish to eat but my wife isnt picky.

Fish Chris is the guy to talk to if you want to catch bass on ultralight. Recently I've been having a blast catching 12" to 14" bass with wacky senkos on my UL rig spooled with 10 lb test straight braid.

And, while I'm not dead against killing bass, please let the bigger ones go.

Fish Chris is the guy to talk to if you want to catch bass on ultralight. Recently I've been having a blast catching 12" to 14" bass with wacky senkos on my UL rig spooled with 10 lb test straight braid.

And, while I'm not dead against killing bass, please let the bigger ones go.

i only keep ones i catch im my privately stocked ponds. when i fish im not out for the biggest lunker, its just a blast fishing, but if i told ya all my good fishing stories, they have nothing to do with actually fishing lol

The gear I use, has little to do with the fish (or size of fish) I'm after.

I will commonly live line a night crawler on my micro-light gear, just because this is what it takes to cast a crawler with zero, or little weight. Then I will turn around and grab a broomstick rod, with 50 lb braid, because this is what I need to cast 5 oz swimbaits. And it's actually quite typical for me to switch back and forth between these two extremes. I don't use medium weight gear near as often, and that's usually only for sight fishing.

As for a longer fight making the fish tired.... Believe me, I can whip any freshwater bass on my micro-light in a few minutes. Granted that 7.3 Smallie I caught last week on the micro-light fought really long and hard (8 min ?) but that's an exception + I'm really sure it is doing just fine right now

BTW, even on my micro-light gear (rod rated at 1-4 lb mono, 1000 series spinning reel) I still use braided line... albeit, a micro-braid of only 10 lb test, and about 3 lb mono diameter. Because of the non-stretch factor, I put about as much pressure on a fish during a fight, as I would if I were using 6 lb mono (but I haven't used mono for 15 years, and won't ever again).

Finally, if you want to use micro-light gear to have more of a challenge landing the fish, that's all fine..... But what I'd prefer to do, is to catch bigger fish

Peace,

Fish

I would have to say I have a split:

I love my frog rod combo. It handles frogs, spinnerbaits, and swimbaits with ease. Spooled with 50# braid.

My other is my cranking rod. It's a fiberglass med fast. I don't lose very many fish on it, and they all feel like giants!

Both of these are hand made. Think I have some pics on my blog. it's listed below.

Also, one of my good buddies uses light spinning with braid as well. He uses it for everything...and does well. But, he also hasn't hooked a 6lb+ in the deep summer in the grass.

SO, i have read quit a few posts talking about frogs and lures and such. anyone like using light or even ultra light? i love using ultra light to bass fish. put some 6# flouro on it and im set. Not trying to push buttons being the new guy, but doesnt it defeat the purpose of using a 30# line that would probly never break unless a log gets in the way. but thats my opinion. i enjoy having to take time and wear the fish out to bring it in rather than just muscling and dragging the fish in... anyways

whats your set up or "dream" set up? i only spend atmost $60 on a reel and $40 on a rod.

Frogs are usually fished in grass or pads....good luck trying to pull a fish out of that with light set up.Just saying. Get the right tool to get the job done.

I love fishing ultra light too...but there's a time and place for it.

SO, i have read quit a few posts talking about frogs and lures and such. anyone like using light or even ultra light? i love using ultra light to bass fish. put some 6# flouro on it and im set. Not trying to push buttons being the new guy, but doesnt it defeat the purpose of using a 30# line that would probly never break unless a log gets in the way. but thats my opinion. i enjoy having to take time and wear the fish out to bring it in rather than just muscling and dragging the fish in... anyways

whats your set up or "dream" set up? i only spend atmost $60 on a reel and $40 on a rod.

You are certainly entitled to your opinion but.............

Just silly...

The rig you describe is for white bass, crappie and stocker trout,

not bass.

A lot factors determine what kind of equipment I'm going to use. Open water, bass fishing I can use much lighter equipment which is preference. Fishing a high banked canal I need a rod with more backbone just to lift them out. A heavy weeded area or lily pads, gotta have a stout rod, I use my offshore bonita outfit.

IMO regarding bass fishing, lure weights, live or cut bait, boat or bank, pond, lake or canal all determine what I'm going to use.

Probably about 80% of my bass fishing is done with a 7'med inshore spinning rod, 2000 reel with 15# braid.......covers most of the bases for me.

Just silly...

The rig you describe is for white bass, crappie and stocker trout,

not bass.

I agree, but it is also very fun to throw beetle spins or grubs with a light action rod. In addition to bass, you will get crappie, bluegills, and even catfish!

There is something to be said for fishing light gear and the enjoyment of the fight. BUT if you mind breaking off several 9 dollar frogs in a day, braid seems more practical.

One of my buddies uses light and urtralight gear tube fishing for smallies in the Susquehanna and I watch him lose fish after fish because he can't get a good hookset. I just laugh and keep reeling them in.

I can't imagine casting a spro with any distance, or even setting the hook for that matter... with an ultralite.