I am thinking about getting a new reel to throw spinner baits ( 3/8 oz spinner-bait) and looking for recommendations. My scenario or plan for the spinner-bait fishing is I’ll be throwing the spinner bait parallel to the shore (small pond) over the bass beds during the spawn. I am hoping to catch some of these bass as they are defending their nests. I am not sure whether this would require burning the bait, or a different slow retrieve? Also, I  want a rod that has most of its power near the tip or near the bottom of the rod. I’m planning on using a chartreuse and white titanium spinner bait with dual colorado blades, probably silver blades, will that work good. I am fishing in south east michigan this spring, the pond is moderately clear water with grass for cover. Would standard mono be good,  or micro filament? Also, is this tactic of spinner baiting over the beds a good idea to catch these bass, it is my understanding that during the spawn, the bass will not eat, rather they defend the bed and will attack anything that invades, but wont swallow, rather they will move it out and drop it outside the nest, would this mean the bass would attack the spinner bait and then with a quick hook set i could get it on and bring it in, does that sounds legit? Finally, is this ethical, to take the bass of the beds like that, or would I be greatly endangering the fish and the eggs, possibly harming the bass population of the pond?

Frank