You can use a gold panther martin woks great I"ve caught trout bass just about everything on it. Also I"ve used flies with a fly rod or I have a way to use a spinning rod with flies works great. I have a couple of lakes out here I love to fish. If I can help drop me an e-mail I"m retired so I got some time also I tie flies if you do not I might have a few to help you out.