Baitcasting setup for redfish?

Cajun 14 lb on abu Garcia. 6 ft med. heavy rod, profit.

I carry 2 baitcasters and a spinning in my kayak. One with 14 lb mono for topwater and light swim baits. One with 20 or 30 lb braid for heavier lures like a spinnerbait. The spinning reel I have a popping cork with either Vudu Shrimp, jig head, gulp, etc....

30 lb braid with 4-5 ft fluoro leader. Can still cast a mile, but it's there for you if you get onto some bull reds.

Curado E7, 30# power pro, Falcon 6.5-7' light-med action. No leader

Abu Garcia revo inshore low profile

MH Falcon redfish caster

30 pounds Braid with 4ft fluoro leader

I like lil jons and down south as the lure choice. If you haven't heard of Down South and you throw artificial, give them a look. Fantastic overall lure that many of the guides use in big lake.

I've always used regular ol shite.

My rig right now
Calcutta 400B on a 7' academy M rod
30lb braid tied straight to whatever I'm using.

Curado 200e7 and 30lb braid is all I ever use and have never had a problem. I tie directly to braid.

If you going to throw a gold spoon over grass beds use the reel you have with the fastest retrieve. You really should be burning arse pulling that thing over the grass.

I learned that from an old coonass in a flatboat with folded down Air Bourdreauxs and a flannel shirt at the dock. Me and buddy came back with 2 reds, him and his buddy had 10. We asked him what he caught them on? He said a gold spoon, we were like that's what we were throwing! He said, "yeah but let me tell ya, when you pull that thing back ya got to burn arse with it, yall go back out and try dat". So we went back out, "burned arse with it" and caught our limit.

Shimano Tranx on 6'6 Falcon,20lb Flourocarbon

I use the same gear I use for Bass. If I'm going to be pitching jigs and soft plastics(redfish love speedcraws) in the grass I go straight 65# braid on 7'-6" Heavy rod. If I'm throwing spoons or Spinnerbaits outside the grass I use 15# mono on a 7'-3'' med rod this gives them time to eat my lure before I realize it and snatch it away. My reels are Revos for hi speeds and heavy drags. This same equipment is used everywhere I fish from Venice to Caddo.

Links for braid knots
Double Palomar
Uniknot Variation