daiwa saltist 5000 max drag NERO SPINNING REEL Daiwa Saltist MQ Spinning Reel SALTIST® MQ

Big swimbaits can be used year-round to catch bass

Casting distance is extremely important to success due to the clarity of the water and wariness of the fish we are trying to catch and therfore we use light line often

For right-handed persons, the spinning rod is held and cast by the strong right hand, leaving the left hand free to operate the crank handle mounted on the left side of the reel

Lowrance Hook 5 Pros: Fish are very clear and easy to see, high end maps Cons: Can take some time to learn all of the features The Lowrance Hook 5 is the nicer version of the Hook 2, which I mentioned above

I use a mono leader of around 2 foot, attached to a swivel