big-fish lure Sfeexun 4 Segment Fishing Lures with BKK Hooks for Fishing, Easy Catch Each and every Rapala lure is still hand Lure Lineup: 6 Soft Plastics

I paired the 300 size model with Lews LFS series rod, fishing light 10-pound braid

Banging a square-bill off the rock gets a lot of bites, especially if bass are in the area feeding on shad or crawfish

Braid gives direct feel so you can detect subtle takes when the bass just picks the bait up and moves with it - which is very common with creature baits fished on the bottom

The reality is that nothing beyond a lures ability to produce should matter, but fishermen are now and always will be suckers for the shiny new thing

This is where having two guys fishing on a new lake is beneficial

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