7-foot medium heavy baitcast rod Valor™ 903: 7 ft 6 in / Med. Power / Moderate Fast Action despite its robust construction 7'0" Medium-Heavy Casting Rod |

To spice it up, though, on every second or third crank, I give it just a little twitch. Size and Colors : 6-inch in bronze or bone, or, at times, holographic pink When to Switch : When Im up the rivers, in calmer conditions with less current, I can throw the 5-inch Mag Minnow like a dart, he says, to more accurately target specific points and pockets of marsh grass where striped bass might lie

It's the classic, all-around workhorse of the fishing world

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Be wary of how close you get to the cover: The trebles will get you hung up if you get too close