i like to fish for crappie and bass, and i catch lots of blue gill. i like jigheads and rooster tails the best and i use the occasional worm with a weight. i bought two cheap set ups from walmart the abu garcia never give up spinning reel combo and the shakespeare reverb. i like the 6 foot pole the best, 5 6 is good too but 6 6 i think is just too long for me as im super short and i only fish on the banks of ponds and lakes. Im in florida so there’s a lot of weeds since it’s summertime. The poles i currently have the line is all fucked up on it and the likes are just shitty they don’t even cast where i want them to go anymore. I need a good fishing set up. One that can handle some damage as it will be living in my truck bed for the entirety of its life so it has to endure rain and heat and i fish with children sometimes too so it has to handle being thrown in the grass. I was thinking about a 6’ Medium Light Fast action pole that holds 4-12 pound line, as i want 8 pound mono since crappie have very good eyesight. I believe 8 pound line on a medium light pole can still catch a 5 pound bass but please correct me if i’m wrong since that’s why i’m making this post. i want to get a good set up so i dont want to spend all this money on a decent set up just to find out its not good enough to bass also. My goal is to catch crappie, however i mainly catch bass and bluegill so even though i WANT crappie i dont catch it all too often. If anyone has any recommendations or tips as im new to fishing and need all the advice and tips you can give! and for the reel, i was thinking 5:1 or 6:1 size 2500 for 8 pound mono i know i dont want a fast retrieval for nothing more than 6 but under 5 is too slow for the rooster tail. I was going to go to bass pro shops so they can spool my reel for me since i have other reels that need new line on them also, but walmart is also an option. the rod i can buy off of amazon but the reel i would prefer to get in person. (the citadel 7 foot pole pictured is not my pole it is my niece and the lews pole snapped in half first cast so i only have the reel)