5wt or 6wt depending on average size you’re catching. I have both and usually take the 6wt for bass. I usually like to overline mine by 1 size (6wt line on a 5wt rod for example), but that’s really rod-dependent.

They make tapered leaders but I usually piece mine together depending on the type and size flies I’m throwing. For bigger ones I’ll run 4-5’ of 15# mono and then another 4-5’ of 8-10#. For bigger flies you need heavy enough leader/tippet to turn those bigger flies over.

I mostly stick to top water flies like poppers, frogs, and mice. Haven’t gotten much into divers/streamers for bass yet.


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