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Fishing weedlines and areas with changes in depth, like sandbars, are ideal locations

The Fathom actually has 30 pounds of drag on the 300 and 400 sizes, but I mostly used the 200 size with 24 pounds

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Any place with cooler water and not necessarily cold is likely to hold more oxygen and more active fish, too. DeFoes favorite locations are off the beaten track

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To work a Jitterbug, make your cast, then begin a slow but steady retrieve