I've been fishing all my life but I always use cheap gear. I typically run a $30 ugly stick with a $30 spinning reel. It's worked fine for me but I don't catch large fish either (only the occasional huge snapping turtle). Anyway I stumbled upon a couple excellent deals on some reels so I ordered 7. I'm going to keep 3 or 4 and craigslist the rest. I need some help choosing the correct poles as I usually buy whatever is cheap and looks sturdy. I want a lighter pole I can use for crappie, perch, redeye (rock bass), etc. A medium pole for smb, lmb, smaller catfish and a heavier pole for larger catfish (not huge but not 3 lb either), I'd be stoked to get a 10-15 lb catfish.
There is a lake next to my house that has crappie, lmb, perch and bullheads. I do most of my fishing here. I go camping on the James River which I would focus on flatheads and blue channels. My grandparents have a place on craigs creek (dumps into the James) and in that creek is bullheads, perch, smb, pike, rock bass and occasionally we will catch a very small flathead or channel catfish.
The reels that I have coming are
2x Shimano Sonora 2500 FB
2x Shimano Cardiff Baitcasting Reel 4+1 Ball Bearings (5.2:1)
2x Okuma Trio Standard Speed Spinning Reel (Trio-40)
1x Shimano CAENEN BAITCAST
Since I know very little about rods and action and such.. What setups would you go with?
There is a lake next to my house that has crappie, lmb, perch and bullheads. I do most of my fishing here. I go camping on the James River which I would focus on flatheads and blue channels. My grandparents have a place on craigs creek (dumps into the James) and in that creek is bullheads, perch, smb, pike, rock bass and occasionally we will catch a very small flathead or channel catfish.
The reels that I have coming are
2x Shimano Sonora 2500 FB
2x Shimano Cardiff Baitcasting Reel 4+1 Ball Bearings (5.2:1)
2x Okuma Trio Standard Speed Spinning Reel (Trio-40)
1x Shimano CAENEN BAITCAST
Since I know very little about rods and action and such.. What setups would you go with?
