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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MrGiggles" data-source="post: 499381" data-attributes="member: 22613">I have never chased stripers so take this for what its worth. There are some lakes in the area that are stocked with them but I seldom fish in them. I do go after white bass occasionally.Seems to me like you are asking one combo to accomplish two very different tasks. Most catfish setups are robust and clunky, made for handling big fish and the heavy weights needed to keep large baits on the bottom, with very heavy line that can handle abrasion as they often head for cover when hooked. A striper setup to me would be lighter, and easier handling, something suitable for fan casting light 1/8-1/2 oz jigs, spoons, and that sort of thing. Probably a 6-7' medium rod, 8-15lb mono or 20lb braid. Casting or spinning, in that weight range I prefer a spinning reel. You can always run high vis braid and just switch up your leaders. I always use a leader for braid, mono/flouro are far more abrasion resistant and much easier to tie with. I typically run 10-20lb high vis braid on everything and switch up the leader depending on the species. It also saves a lot of respooling since braid lasts for a very long time, unlike mono which degrades pretty quickly.</blockquote>