best crappie baitcasting reel X-Series Low Profile Baitcast Works great with ultralight rods and jig poles. Lews Fishing WMR5, Signature Series

Ill bet I have baitcasting tackle in my hand between 80-and-90-percent of the time Im fishing

In the less-dense vegetation, you can get by with (ounce), but in the thicker stuff, Ill use a 1-ounce or bigger weight

Benjamin Byrd relied primarily on a Megabass Ito Vision 110+1 in the Wakasagi color for his best fish, though he did toss around a Pepper Custom Baits 1/2-ounce jig in a craw color with a Missile Baits D Bomb trailer that caught some keepers as well

Lift your thumb off the reel spool and sweep the rod forward until its at eye level

The day after the 2019 Classic weigh in, I noticed a post on the Z-Man Fishing Products Facebook page: Looks like the ol unnamed vibrating jig came through for the Bassmaster Classic win! Because I have a few contacts in the fishing industry, I fired off a couple emails to learn whether anyone had inside info as to whether DeFoe was indeed tossing a Jack Hammer

The TWS has become a celebrated success for Daiwa, and remained a patented trademark that was largely unchallenged for years