300 series baitcasting reels Daiwa Lexa Reel Hyper Speed Power Handle LX300HP– Essenbay Marine Shimano CURADO 300 K Baitcast

If fishing in deep water and bottom contact is key, the angler may need to carefully feed out line to let the lure reach the bottom too much pressure and the lure will pendulum back toward the boat, too little pressure and the reel may backlash

5000C 4-screw Produced in 1966 and introduced in 1967, this ball bearing model would be the first reel engraved with "C" beside its model number

$99.99 WAS: $119.99* Really smooth when reeled in

You need that high speed retrieve to get the bass up out of the thick weeds, and cranked back to you

Since lighter lures exert less pull, the spool requires additional resistance

Guide Austin Conrad of Virginia Trophy Guides prefers the 400 size Lexa HD in the 7.1:1 and 8.1:1 ratios