I use a 7wt, and a 6wt rod for bass. I would say no more than 50 yards of 30# backing. I honestly have NEVER seen backing on any of my warmwater rigs. I prefer hand-twisting my own bass leaders with mono. I use Trilene Big Game in 10# primarily, with a micro swivel on a 6ft leader. It rolls over anything I tie on. I don't fish 6" bunny strip flies though. Mainly #6 thru #2 hair and foam bugs.
I had fished for bream when I was younger with a seven weight rod and caught bass too. I quit fly fishing for several years and when I started back bought a nine weight to bass fish with. Caught a five pound smallmouth bass with it and put it up because it was so stiff it was not fun. I have caught seven pound bass in millfoil here and didn’t like it because you were fighting a clump of grass instead of the fish. If I have to fish in heavy cover to catch my bass I’d rather not fish for them.
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