need advice for a new setup

[ShoreGuy1984]

I need advice, on what kind of setup I should add, for this upcoming bass season. I only fish bass from shore, so I have to fit a lot of different Lure Presentations into just a few setups because it gets hard walking from spot to spot with ten different setups. I would like to keep my arsenal to a total of 3-4 setups.

As of now, I only use two setups. My first setup is a 7.0:1 Curado matched with a 7'H Mojo Bass rod. I match this setup with #65 braid and use it for topwater frogs, and heavy cover jigs, in the thick stuff. My second setup is a 6.4:1 Skeet Reese Revo matched with a 6'6"MH Shimano Convergence rod. I match this setup with fluorocarbon and use it for Spinnerbaits, Texas Rigged worms, and shallow water crankbaits.

I was thinking of maybe adding a topwater plug/walk the dog bait setup, with mono. Or, a swim jig setup, with fluorocarbon. Since I only fish from shore, I deal with almost 100% shallow water. What would you guys do as for setups?

Any advice would be great, thanks!!

[Nick Kuhn]

I think braid would be better for topwater fishing as it floats. If it were me, I would get a rod for finesse jigging and weightless or small plastic rigs. I don't think a dedicated topwater rod would serve you as well as something lighter in action.

[Craigums]

Dude this one is easy. Get yourself a 7'0'' Medium Rod with a spinning reel and use it for Senkos, Grubworms, Shaky heads..

You gotta have at least one spinning setup

[ShoreGuy1984]

Maybe I could through mono on my Skeet Revo and use topwaters on that, with spinnerbaits, Texas rigged worms, and shallow cranks. Then I could get a setup for finesse jigs. I would like to use more finesse lures, since I dont use them at all.

I like the up side down rod idea too =D I through texas rigged senkos on my SkeetRevo/Convergence. That new Revo spinning reel does look pretty nice!!

[mozy]

You could probably get by throwing topwaters on your 6'6" Convergence, so I would suggest a spinning outfit as well. Something like the St. Croix 6'8" MXF would be perfect. You could fish shakey heads, tubes, weightless plastics, and wacky rigged worms on that outfit.

[Cecil]

I have a couple of those 6-8's for sale!

[ShoreGuy1984]

thanks for all of the great advive everyone!! I do think that ill be getting a spinning outfit. Probaly the new revo, or a shamino. Cecil, is that a St. Croix 6'8" MXF a lengend rod? If so, its a little over my budget.

[Cecil]

The spinning 6-8 is a legend extreme. The casting ones I have are Avids

[ShoreGuy1984]

I wont be buying any new setup this year. My transmission went out and had to pay $1124.00 for a new one. Then, four days later that transmission went out.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Ouch... Sorry to hear that!

[delmuts]

Shoreguy! That's ruff! I appologize! I was whining about having to buy a new clothes dryer yesturday! I got by cheap.

[ShoreGuy1984]

Yeah, im pretty bummed. Oh well. Bass opener is getting closer, so im still happy:)