daiwa black gold bg spinning reel Saltwater 3500 - 5.7:1 Gear Ratio - 6+1 Bearings - 38.50" Retrieve Rate - 17.60 lb Max Drag handle design provides zero movement or play between the main gear and handle arm. Daiwa Black Gold BG15 Ball

Strike King Fat Baby Finesse Worm and Roboworm Straight Tail Worms: Great on shaky heads and light Texas rigs when a front slows the bite

It wasnt critical when I won the 2010 Classic on Lay Lake with a Red Eye Shad, and there was actually still a thin layer of ice on some of the backwaters when we started The key is to fish it near the bottom at this time of year by dragging or short hopping it, rather than burning it higher in the water column, like you would in much warmer water

Congrats to @blueridgemusky, caught on a War Eagle spinnerbait: News 1

To maximize your chances of landing a big striped bass, selecting the right bait is key

The only thing Ive not found in a stripers stomach is another striper

However, to do so, we'll have to divide things up a bit