baitcaster rod heavy action soft tip Micro Magic Pro - Casting / 6'6" Med Dreamcatcher Carbonite rods combine advanced carbon technology and ergonomic design for unmatched comfort. Okuma DTR Custom Offshore Spinning

Primary forage: Crawfish becoming active in warming shallows, Shad schools in pre-spawn staging areas

For this situation, several baits can work well

This material provides a slim profile that cuts through the wind easily, while the moderate-fast action offers the perfect balancestiff enough to set the hook on a hard-mouthed predator, yet forgiving enough to absorb the lunges of a powerful fish right at the net

Now part of this could be from muddy water dumping into the ICW from the Cape Fear River, but I also think something in the fish gets turned off when it comes to having recently rained

like this and wont complain for a second about how the rods handled those fish