berkley fish lipper Ripfish, 9, Chrome Perch With Berkley Ripfish Viking Perch / 9

Its a catch-22 because the fish cannot get in the strength of that current, because the overall water temperature is still cold

Id say freshwater sticks prioritize extreme sensitivity and flexibility, allowing anglers to detect subtle bites from smaller fish like trout

A 3/8-ounce weight is his standard, but for deeper docks or where theres need to penetrate thicker stuff, hell use a 1/2-ounce weight

Like the jerkbait toss it 5ft from the bank but dont stop it just a slow steady retrieve has been working letting the bait go down to 10ft or so then when you feel a bite dont jerk because you will miss the fish, let it load up (feel the weight of the fish) then jerk

You will see the line pop or go straight and thats usually all the indication there is a bite