Fred Hall

[janines.fishtales@cox.net]

Originally Posted by buddha

You can use the same reels for the bay and calico for LMB fishing.

First you need to decide what techniques you want to use for LMB.

There are several.

Crankbaits, drop shot, Flipping, pitching, swimbaits, topwater, jerkbaits, texas rigs, jigs, spinnerbaits, etc.

I think many guys go with three different setups.

One for tossing flipping/pitching senkos deep in the tules.
Use a 7'6 heavy power rod extra fast action baitcasting reel 6.5 gear ratio or faster

Dropshot.
6'6 to 6'9 inch spinning combo with moderate action to mod. fast action
6.5 gear ratio

Crankbaits and spinnerbaits.

7' moderate action rod baitcasting reel 5.5 gear ratio

Tons of choices for rods and reels and companies.

I like my daiwa tatulas and lews reels.

Rods

Lot of guys like the Abu garcia veritas 2.0 rods

I like salmon rods for crankbait rods and they seem to be more reasonably priced than dedicated crankbait rods.

I am going to get a okuma shadow stalker that I think will definitely work for the fresh and the salt.

You probably have a lot of gear at home already that you can use for LMB.

The next few weeks should be very good for LMB.

Fantastic info. I will look into this. LOL! Right now, I'm spending enough money. But this is my passion. Hell, it could be shoes or jewely. I think my wife may feel differently though!

J