Not sure of your climate nor the cover.
Cover affects line wts.
I prefer to use 12# Trilene clear line, Ambassador 5000 or 5500 , 6' pistol grip, or "Kentucky 6 1/2'Meaning the handle is a bit longer, cork. Little something I had made from a Loomis blank.
Most versatile and favorite? Charteause and White single spinner bait. May be fished fast, slow, deep, irratic...
I tend to start out with 1/4 oz if need go 5/8oz.
Worms- gimme a 6" grape color. I will run this with a bead, I also like this Carolina style.
Rapela's, Rebels and Rattle Traps.
Best Kept secret...1/8 oz white bucktail jig. Oh the 1/4 oz is fine...on that 1/8oz use a clear slip float filled with water, Carolina Rigged, so as the jig is about 8-12" below. Reel , drop, stop, slowly twitch, reel, drop, stop...set the hook reel in and grin.
I use a Spinning Reel as well. In fact the biggest bass I have caught was a 12# Largemouth from a Resevoir. 6# clear test Trilene , The Rod is a custom made 6' cork handled from a Loomis blank, Reel was a OLder all metal Penn, ( forget the model). Reel has to be electrical taped to rod. I sometimes use a Shimano as well.
This caught on the aforementioned 1/8 bucktail Carolina rigged.
I am fighting this big bass and noticing my baitcasters leaning on the pier...had to laugh...just the way it works.
Do I grab a baitcast set up after hawling in this thing and then releasing after pics. NO. I tie a RattleTrap on cast back out and have to haul in a 10# bass.
I was only catching 2-4# bass with baitcast...light line has its advantages.
Getting out and having fun, enjoying folks and Mother Nature the reason, catching something just a bonus.
Good Luck,
Steve