My preference has always been 3/8 to 1/2 ounce spinners. I throw 1/4 ounce occasionally. I have nice equipment but I feel like throwing a 1/2 ounce spinner on a 1/4-1/2 weighted rod might be a bit much for a long term use. I also like to add trailers sometimes as well which adds to weight. Some of the plastics weight .2 or.3 ounces. Throw a half ounce spinner with a trailer on it and all of sudden you have a bait that is 1.2 or 1.3 ounces. I think you can get away with throwing those on a 3/8-1 ounce rod but I wouldn’t want to be throwing that on a 1/4-1/2 rod.

Sorry about the links. I thought it would bring you to the correct page. The rod is the 7.3 casting rod MH power fast action. The reel is the tatula ct 100hs. It is rated to 30 or 40 lbs braided line and drag max 13.2. Funny thing is I never payed attention to drag setting on my musky gear and have brought in 48 inch musky but those reels have drag settings up in the 15-20lb range. Mine aren’t cranked down by any means but since this is a catch all rod it got me thinking. I obviously can use some of my musky gear for pike focused fishing but the lake I live by has a lot of bass and a lot of pike and you can catch them both in the same spots. That is why I am looking for a pike/bass rod. Most of my bass rods are medium. I figured going with a MH fast action would cover both bases. It is rated 3/8 to 1 ounce which allows for some bigger lures to target the pike. My biggest concern is the reel but I think having up to 13 lbs of drag should be adequate. Just wanted to get opinions.