I need 1 or 2 rod/reel combo's....help

[Stainless]

I want to get into more heavy cover fishing this year throwing frogs,weightless tubes and worms into the thick lilly pads just for something new and exciting to do. In the past I would use my spinning reel with 10 lb line on it becuase it casted these light weight lures very well, but it was tough fighting a bass out of the cover. I have tried recently throwing these same lures with my 14 lb medium action rod with curado reel and I cant seam to throw them very far. Since I need a couple more rods and reels, what might be a nice setup for this application using 20-25 lb line.

[Deitz Dittrich]

the only way you are going to cast 20-25 lb line and weightless lures is to go braid line. You will not be able to do it with mono. I would suggest a 7 foot MH rod, maybe even a 7'6" MH... The curado will work, a Curado SF will get you longer casts... For mono, 17 lb test is about as heavy as I go... if you cant get a bass out of cover with 17 mono, then wow!!! that being said, I have as heavy as 60 lb power pro braid on a few of my flipping sticks.

For a reel for this type fishing I would take a serious look at the Shimano Castiac SF.. its a curado with a flipping/pitching switch...

[delmuts]

i agree with deitz. i do have 20 #mono on one reel, but that is for certain applications. otherwise i have PP on. you do have to remember, that when using a light lure, you may sacrifice casting distance.

[Stainless]

thanks for the tips guy's. I realize the lighter lure will take away from my casting distance, maybe I just need to play around with my brakes on my current curado which is a SF model. As far as the 20-25 lb line,it's not so much for getting the fish out of the cover as it is for fighting some tough hang ups.Thanks again