a sedona 500 with a Ultra light ST Croix rod would be good for trout fishing and light bass fishing. You can put 2 or 4 pound test.

for lures you can get some lip ripperz (all species), roboworm reapers and straight tails in 3.5 and 4 inch sizes (for bass), small pin's minnows (trout and bass), panter martins (for trout), kastmasters (for trout), Senkos (For bass) and some bigger jerbaits, 3.5 - 4 inches in length, bigger pins minnows are good and so are rapalas.


i know im not an expert but those are what i wish i had when i first started fishing, and for the rod i am sure that is the way to go, you can catch some big fish with 4# test, i know people who have caught 10 pound cats with 3 pound test.