A medium-power, medium-action baitcasting rod will do a nice job of imparting action to most prop baits. Your reel should be capable of making long cast with fairly heavily line, say 14- or 17-pound mono. The heavy line is necessary to keep the bait waltzing on the surface. Thinner lines tend to sink and pull the nose of these lures under. In the summer and spring is a good time for prop baits in Orlando, Kissimmee, and Disney, and Central Florida.