Re: Inshore seabass: conventional or spinning?
 

spinning rod with 15 feet of line less then the depth you are fishing with a 2ounce pyamid sinker and metal spreader rig oh wait thats the ling set up. inshore sea bass 4/0 reel minimum 50lb test & an old metal or bamboo heavy rod from 1952

Re: Inshore seabass: conventional or spinning?
 

Use anything that will upset the most people . The more tangles the better . In Real Life I use a Jigmaster JR filled with 30 lb. mono on a Bogan 40 lb class rod . I also have a 3/0 Senator filled with 60 lb braid . I have put a 30 ft. topshot of 30 lb. mono so it is more tangle/hang up friendly .

Re: Inshore seabass: conventional or spinning?
 

Seabass don't care what you reel them up with. It's more important to have multible rods ready to go. If you bust off you don't want to be jerking around re-rigging when the bite is on.

Re: Inshore seabass: conventional or spinning?
 

Agreed. Tie a line on a stick with a hook that should work... :p

Re: Inshore seabass: conventional or spinning?
 

7"mh rod capable of holding 12ozs as ya never know when that current will rip. I use a shimano torium 14 wi 40lb braid. what matters most is you are comforable with the outfit. only time i'd go spinnig is if tossing light weight jigs & bucktails from an achored boat works geat to catch big cardboard while anchored