Good post! I'll tell you what I've got tied on right now for Saturdays tourney.
1) 3/8oz shakey head with watermelon zoom trick worm.
2) 3" zoom tube junebug texposed.
3) 4" netbait mad paca watermelon candy texposed.
4) Bandit 200 rootbeer crankbait.
5) 1/2oz buckeye bait all black jig and royal blue trailer.
6) 6" butt ugly baits motor oil chartruse worm texposed.
thats what I'll start with then change colors and sizes according to what the fish are telling me.

brendan, what rod do you throw your swimbaits on?

1. Jig with craw trailer
2. jig with craw trailer
3. Jig with craw trailer
4. Spro Little John DD

Topwater baits: Spro dawg 100, BD lunker punker

Swimbaits: Sebile Magic Swimmer 110 and 165, BBZ1

and at the moment learning jigs.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

1. Jig with craw trailer
2. jig with craw trailer
3. Jig with craw trailer
4. Jig with craw trailer
5. jig with craw trailer
6. Jig with craw trailer
7. Swimbait
8. dropshot

Hey Puncher, sorry I missed this question, I was away fishing a tournament and had no internet access.

I use smaller swimbaits mostly (6" or less), so I went with the G-Loomis SWBR904 7'6" 12-25 lbs test 1/2-3 oz Mod-Fast action Medium power

thanks brendan ill look into it. do you know a place that has them cheaper than the rest?

G-Loomis rods are "price fixed" which means that everyone is supposed to sell them for the same price. That being said, I'd look for the rod at a place that has great customer service and a good return policy.

ok thanks man

1) 4" Tube with a 3/16 glider, 3/0 ewg gammy
2) Super Spook Jr. Gold
3) Gourd Green Zoom French Fry texas rigged weighless
4) 1/4 oz. Jig with a large trailer
5) Rebel Deep Wee R