What type of fishes can you catch and what type of fishing can be done with a light action rod and reel?

Well, there's no prohibition on the "type" of fish you can catch on a particular size/weight of rod. When it comes to smaller fish, a 2-pound fish is a 2-pound fish is a 2-pound fish. Some may fight harder than others, of course, but if you've got a good head on your shoulders, you can catch fish that are quite large on equipment that is quite light.

My son caught a 32-inch tiger muskie on a 6-foot Ugly Stick last summer. I think that rod is a light action or maybe even an ultra-light. We were in the boat -- my 10-year old son, me and, a fishing buddy of mine. We had plans to fish for tiger muskie later that day, but at the time we were in an area of the lake where we figured we'd catch perch and bass. My fishing buddy wanted to catch a couple perch to cut up for the muskie fishing, and I wanted some bass to cook that night. I didn't catch any bass, but we caught a few perch when my son started yanking hard on his rod, thinking he was snagged up. He handed the rod to me and when I checked things out I couldn't help but notice the snag was moving around more than your average log. I figured he had a nice-sized bass that had run to the bottom, so I handed the rod back to him and told him to start fighting. Well, he began to reel in, and when that muskie got almost high enough in the water for us to see him, he decided to run for it and that Ugly Stick almost bent in half. My fishing buddy and I scrambled to get the drag loosened up and the fish took line for a while. After bringing the fish up a couple more times we finally got him alongside the boat -- we don't keep muskies and he was too small anyway, so we left him in the water and unhooked him, but it was still an epic fight for a 10-year-old.

But I digress.

The type of fishing you can do with a light action rod is really determined by what "type" of rod it is -- spinning, baitcasting, etc. I have found that lightweight spincasting rods are versatile enough for casting, spinning, and bait. It's only when you get into very large, specialized fishing that you need to worry about having exactly the right gear. When I take my boys out, they often switch from spinning to jigging to baitfishing with the same outfit. One limiting factor is the lure and/or sinker weight -- you're not going to want to go far beyond 1 ounce with a light action rod. You can damage a light rod by casting too much weight on it, though you'll have to establish for yourself what is too much. One brand of "light action" rod can be quite different than another.

So, long-story-short, your light action rod should be good for just about any style of fishing except fly fishing, and you should be okay up to, say, a 6- or 8-pound fish. The species doesn't matter -- anything from peaceful trout to feisty panfish to hard fighting bass. Just be careful if you know you're going to get into some heavier fish -- don't try to horse in some big 8-pounder or you'll break something.

sabaki are the way to go or you can use cutbait. I do not see a problem with walmart rods unless they are the ones that are under 10 bucks. otherwise you got a deal because the ones that i had lasted at least 5 years and counting. the 10 rods have lasted 6 months with no problem but later on i had to do maintence work especially with the reel. this was the zebco 2 slingshot rods i am talking about. I used to live in the area and i do not have much boating experience, but I do know you need a bigger rod because most of the stuff you catch out there would be in the 15-50lb+++ class. therefore you need a deep sea fishing rod and you can use 30lb line but to be safe 50lb line. you will also need a good deep sea fishing reel with very good drag.most of the fish i have caught during deep sea fishing i used either live bait usually the mackerels you caught and i chum the area especially if i am targetting tuna , bonito, or other schooling fish.if you can fork up enough to rent a boat with a guide they will show you. that is how i learned

saltwater fishing:

a light action rod is best for fishing in the flats and you can almost catch all the flats fish on a light rod.

but if you go into deeper water i suggest stepping up to a heavy duty rod.

freshwater fishing:

a light spinning rod is the best bet if you want a good fight.

you can catch 10 lb bass on it if you know how to set the drag and don't horse the fish in.all i use is light duty bait casters in freshwater.

you should be good for any type of fishing.

hope i helped some

I love fishing, but haven't been for awhile. I can catch trout, take 'em off the hook, clean and cook 'em. Yum! Fresh fish cooked in foil with a little onion and seasoning over a campfire...add a few taters or the coals and corn on the cob is good that way. Oh, you are making me so hungry for some good fresh fish. I learned the easy way to take the hook from the fish...use a wash cloth to hold onto the fish so it doesn't slip out of my hands. My late husband use to make our fishing rods, taught me to cast fish, but I did better trolling the lake. My silly kids pushed me away from shore one time and watched me to try and row that heavy boat in. The stood on the shore laughing. Thanks for the memory. I didn't mean this answer to be so long...but you got me to thinking about that time.

You can catch almost any type of fish with a light action rod and reel. I heard of somebody who caught a 72 lb. yellow fin tuna on 8 pound test! I would stick with smaller freshwater or saltwater species, like bass, panfish,trout, perch, flounder, smelt, croaker, mackerel etc.

Hope this helps!!!!

Absolutely anything you put your mind to. I reeled in a 22 inch 5 pound striper yesterday on a kid's ugly stick with 2 pound test on it in a current. You just have to know what to do.

On a seperate note, Hotstuff, you look like that and know how to fish? I had no idea I was in heaven.

If you know what you're doing, and have the patience, you can land just about anything.

I landed a 9 pound largemouth bass on #4 line. It took a while and got in the sticks quite a few times, but I landed it.

you can catch the regular game fish like big and small mouth bass, crappie, trout and etc. they are more fun on light action tackle and it is a challenge to land them.

light action rod and reel? spinning rod by any chance? if its light and you have some lures and feathers then you can catch mackerel, sometimes garfish rare but can be done and bass.

I like to use ultra lights to catch rainbow trout, crappie, small mouth bass. Fun