orange braided fishing line Optic 8X- No Fade Low color bleed Diamond Fishing Products Diamond Yard

Featuring a smooth 5+1 bearing system, the user-friendly MagTrax brake, and reliable Power Disk drag, all housed in a lightweight graphite body with a distinctive silver finish, it provides anglers with dependable performance and excellent value

So 15-pound test fluorocarbon makes for a pretty good line selection here

My color choice would be black-and-blue

On the flip side, you have soft swimbaits and that category can be sub-divided up as follows: Molded / Rigged Swimbaits Unrigged Swimbaits From there you can get a bit more granular when thinking about soft swimbaits to include rigged or molded swimbaits which might include wedge tails with Jig Hooks like the Huddleston Deluxe, or treble hook rigged swimbaits with a paddle tail like the Megabass Magdraft

Comparison Chart of the Best Bass Fishing Reels How I Tested the Best Bass Fishing Reels I originally published this guide in the spring of 2025

Ive been using it for the past several months on a variety of inshore species to see how well it handles the saltwater environment