they're glorified panfish anyway. bobber and worm!
ok, for most of my bass fishn, I basically have two setups.
7' mh baitcaster, curado 201, 50lb Power Pro - go to for spinnerbaits, cranks, topwaters, etc etc also a pike rod.
7' mh spinning, 2000 series daiwa reel, 20lb fireline - soft-plastics, jigs
if i fish really heavy cover, I will pull out one of my "light" muskie setups (7', Abu 6501 C3, 65lb PP)
finally, if fishn smallies around little to no cover, rivers, rocks, I use a 7' ML spinning w/8lb mono.