ambulment fishing hook Dr.Fish 30pcs 90 Degree Round Bend #1-#4/0 #1/0 Kumho’s chemically sharpened needle point Cone Cut Tip Abalone Circular Fish Hook

Re-skirting can even be done in the field if necessary, but most prefer to do it on the rigging bench at home

Test (lb) Diameter Typical Use 6 0.10 mm Ultra-finesse trout/panfish 8 0.12 mm Finesse bass, drop shot, Ned rig 10 0.14 mm General spinning, light swimbaits 15 0.18 mm Jerkbaits, finesse jigs, inshore flats 20 0.22 mm Moving baits, chatterbaits 25 0.25 mm Heavier cover, small frogs 30 0.28 mm All-around baitcaster braid 40 0.32 mm Swimbaits, inshore snook/redfish 50 0.36 mm Frogging, punching light mats 65 0.45 mm Heavy mats, big topwater 80 0.52 mm Muskie, nearshore duty 100 0.60 mm Heavy cover or big game

Weighing in at just 316grams, the Ambassadeur SX has a frame that is crafted of machined aluminium and a compact bent handle and star that brings the anglers hands closer to the action

Mike and I have fished for white bass together on the Neches River (which I wrote about in the March 2022 issue of this magazine), and when I pitched the idea of angling for largemouth bass, he was up for the challenge