Like Adam, I also use and prefer a 7 wt. rod uplined with an 8 wt. bass bug taper line. I use it mostly to fish in and around weed beds in the Delta.
Bass fishing presents somewhat of a dilemma -- in clear water, even a 7 wt. is over-gunning it for 95% of the fish you'll hook. Yet, you want something with a little beef for that other 5% in the weeds. . . .
I used a 5 wt. rod in the Delta for several seasons and had a blast. Never felt under-gunned with it, but after catching a few keeper-sized stripers on it while fishing for largemouths, I started worrying about that other 5%, so I started carrying the 7 wt.
-- Mike
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