My suggestion to you would be that your rod and reel seem fine but think about spooling your reel with anywhere from 14 - 20 lb fireline or equivalent braid. Then you can just tie on a nice section of fluorocarbon to suit what species your after (4-6lb for gills, 10-14lb for the bass) to the end with a uni to uni knot. This way you have the line to handle the larger fish while the finesse needed to catch the gills. If I were you I'd bring 2 poles anyways, 1 ultralight for the gills and then the one you have for the bass. You can get ultralight setups very cheap through BPS.