I've even decided to bass/ bream(blue gill) fish with a fly rod. For that I use a Redington Predator 6wt 7'10" rod. Tons of fun especially when the bass are hitting the surface on poppers! for sub-surface I use a chain bead eyed wooley bugger mainly. The hits are completely different on the wb. More of a slurping up than a hard hit like on typical bass lures.