Seal all holes with marine adhesive
Work these baits with slight pops of the rod tip to cause them to chug and move water, and believe me, the slower the better with poppers
I found it beefy enough to power spinnerbaits through the thickest cover, and land bass, yet also precise enough to handle roll casts and pitch casts with grace
Thirdly, a BFS reel needs brakes that can handle the fast start-up rpm of the spool coupled with the lower momentum of a light lure flying out
With the advent of forward-facing sonar and finesse tactics, such as dice baits, on the rise, owning a quality spinning reel for bass, or several, has never been more important