st croix avid musky rods St. Series Spinning Rod Ready to handle many of the freshwater species across the country St. Croix Legend Elite Musky

Hook Disgorgers A disgorger is a specialized tool used when a fish has swallowed the hook deeply

They come up and crush it. His tackle for deep jigging smallmouths is 7-foot, 4-inch G.Loomis Bronzeback Medium heavy power rod and a Shimano Stradic 3000 reel with 10-pound Power Pro braid with a 4-foot, 10-pound fluorocarbon leader

The bails responsible for redirecting the line from perpendicular to parallel with the rod

Daiwa Fuego LT Spin Reel, 6BB + 1, 6.2 : 1 Lews Custom Pro Speed Spin / KVD Spinning Lews offers feature-packed reels known for smooth performance and solid builds in this competitive price point

If you have room for both, use silver in clear water and switch to gold in stained or muddy water