Toogood Pond

[tangpierre]

(05-07-2013 02:00 PM)Freshwater Wrote:  Thanks for all the awesome replies!

I'm thinking I may have to try long pants tucked into socks to deter the red ants from crawling up the legs

since I'm going gear shopping, what would be decent gear setup for all the mentioned species here?

e.g. 6 foot 6 medium/medium light rod with 8 lb line. mono/floro/braid?
corn and worm with circle hooks for the cats and carps?
inline spinners for the trout and crappie?

I'd appreciate any advice I can get

As a beginner, I always carry my medium action Abu Garcia combo. You can wait for Abu Garcia Specialist Spinning Combo on special at Canadian Tire. I got it for just $29.99 last year. It is a good medium action 6-ft 6-in rod with IM8 and 8 BB reel. I spooled the PowerPro Super 8 Slick 20 lb braided line on it. With only 6 lb mono liked diameter, this line cast like a bullet. I had caught bass, sunfish, crappie, carp, catfish and salmon with it.