[Gerry Zagorski]

I'm all for as light and small a set up as possible, especially when bucktailing or any other fish that you have to feel the bite and set the hook. If your rod and reel are in your hands and you are working them all day, you will appreciate the difference. Lighter and smaller gear is also less clumbsy.

I also feel like I can detect bites better with lighter gear as well.

Give this a try.... Fish with light gear then in a few hours switch to a heavier set up....Like Hammer said... It's like playing a game of basket ball in your sneakers and at half time you switch over to work boots.

Once you go light/small you will never want to go back to heavy, especially with some of the newer small reels with more drag and higher gear ratios then their heavier peers. I personally fish with Avet SX and SXJs but might try one of these new low profile bait casters a shot as well...