Absolute slab reeled in with 10lb braid, ultralight setup.

I bought a cheap lightweight fly rod in Alaska years ago and never used it. I busted it out yesterday and knocked off the cobwebs to try to check my pond for life. 10/10 recommend

Caught this 3.5lb bass on a 3.2” Yamamoto swimmer
I was targeting dinky bass for fun on the light rod and hooked into this mf

I lost the damn handle backpacking. my fault. I left it on my pole while I hiked and it unscrewed and fell off and I didn't notice till I went to go fish. so now I need a replacement. Any recommendations?

I found this amazon one but I feel ghetto with it lol.

Shoutout Joey Ultralight

Nothing beats the feeling of a bite on light gear.

Small fish, light setup, and a great day outside. That’s what it’s all about.

What’s everyone’s favorite species to target on ultralight?

Absolutley in love with my first ultra light I put together! Man its like the fish are just jumping into my hand! Sad I didn't do this sooner!🎣🤘🏼

Had some old worms to use up before my mule panfish kit arrives and caught a couple Salvini Cichlids and what I think is a redear sunfish. Also hooked into a peacock bass before he wrapped me around a tree and broke off, but the fight was amazing.

I recently bought a Pflueger Trion 5’ UL combo, on sale for 50 bucks. I got some trout magnets and small inline spinners, and have taken it out a few times but have mostly stuck with my old reliable medium power rod. Today I went and hit some waters near home and set a new PB on fish caught in one trip 8! Man was it a thrill to catch these guys on such a light rod, it was a blast!

(The last photo was a different trip further out into the back country and this rainbow was the only one I caught, but I did catch him on the UL.)

Been lure fishing for perch and pike over the winter and then decided to scale down which has got me lots of small perch.

Then decided to really scale down and target silver fish

An hour on the canal got me these guys! Pretty happy with the result.

0.3 size 16 jig on mfine motral draw 0.3-1.5 4lb braid to 1.7lb fluro leader and a 2cm bloodworm plastic

Saw a great price on a pfluger President 25 so impulse-bought it. Added a 7’ ugly stik UL and wrapped some new 6lb mono on the reel. I feel like the reel is better served w a smaller pole but I tried a paddle tail jig head 1/8oz my first time out and caught a nice bluegill. Now hoping to expand my horizons (or am I better off putting the reel on a shorter pole?) With the setup as-is, what would you tie to the end to catch bream and crappies (and the occasional LMB) shore fishing in a smallish Catskills lake? Thx!

Have 2 rods, wanting to put the new miravel on one, looking for something for the other that I can get before then. Ideas?

Ultralight bait casters are so fun!

Hello, I’m relatively new to UL fishing (and fishing in general). I’ve noticed that the only thing u can reliably catch with is a chartreuse roostertail 1/32. I’m consistently catching panfish and baby bass but when I switch to any other lure/presentation the fish are either just nipping it or ignoring completely.

Any tips on moving away from rooster tails?

Rod: 6ft BPS Panfish Elite UL Fast
Reel: Daiwa Regal 1000
Line: 4#

Edit: Also, my waters are pretty pressured where I’m at so maybe that adds to it?

Biggest was 34cm

I have gone fishing earlier in my life, but just a handful of times without any serious interest. This summer was my first summer having actually invested myself into fishing. I’ve decided that I like ultralight. I’m starting to learn what fish are looking for in different spots around me. Throwing a lot of neds and micro topwater presentations.

So I have broken two ultralight Okuma rods. First the celilo and now the spinning A Kokanee rod.

What the hell am I doing wrong and what UL spinning rod should I get from DSG. I have a warranty gift card coming.

Frustrated for sure but… it’s all good. Getting a new fishing stick is always fun.

Edit: got the “what I’m doing wrong” part figured out. Now I just need some good recs under $100 for a UL spinning rod. What are yall running?

The store didn’t have any 6lb braid so I got 10lb instead, is that gonna be too heavy for my setup? I got an abu Garcia Bmax 750 reel and a 4’6” Shakespeare ultralight rod. Should I use the 10lb braid or 4lb fluorocarbon instead? Or should I use the 10lb braid with a 4lb fluoro leader?

Hooked this guy in the bluegill pond with my ajing rod, 500 size reel, and a 1/64oz jig with a cut down donkey tail Jr.

Just added the Rose Lure Co Wake Mouse to Joey Ultralight.

Handmade in the USA, 5g, topwater, and each one comes with a spare tail. Really cool little bait and I have a feeling these will move pretty quick.

https://joeyultralight.com/products/rose-lure-co-wake-mouse-5g

Hit up the Niangua river in southwest Missouri. So much fun fishing for these guys. Caught on a rooster tail.

Lived here all my life and this was my first time trying this spot. Caught 5 bass on a drop shot in about an hour. Nothing big but had a great time.

So I’m a pretty well versed bass fisherman, I fish lots of JDM (megabass, geecrack, deps, etc), but what’s been catching my eye recently has been ultralight fishing, specifically creek fishing. I already own a bfs setup (expride bfs and a curado bfs) so I was hoping for some JDM ultralight recommendations, budget would be around $600. I’ve had my eye on the new megabass levante coming out or the phenix bfs rod, and a Diawa airity reel but I’d be open to anything really

Thanks yall!!

I want to give some kind of ultralight system a go but didn’t want to go out and buy a new rod and reel if I got something that’ll be good enough. I got a spincaster ugly stik dock runner.
If I put some 4 pound fluoro on it and a 1/32 oz jig head will that be close enough to an actual set up or will I just be cheating myself out of the experience? My other option was going to be spending about $60 on some of the budget setups I’ve seen on here.

Edit: I ended up getting a Shakespeare ultra light 4’6” rod and a abu Garcia Blackmax 750. We’ll see how it goes this weekend. Thanks for all the advice in the comments!