electric fish hook sharpener Rapala Retractable Keep your hooks at the top of their game with this Rapala Hook Sharpener Berkley Hook Sharpener Hook Sharpener

Our testing results: Highest catch rate of any artificial in "tough bite" conditions (clear, cold, pressured) Average bass size was smaller than other techniques (Ned rigs catch numbers, not necessarily trophies) Z-Man ElaZtech material is nearly indestructible 50+ fish per bait Best setup: 1/10 or 1/8 oz Z-Man Shroomz jighead + 3" Ned RigZ in green pumpkin, 6 lb fluorocarbon on a spinning rod

I always tie this type of knot when connecting a swivel to fluoro, and I often use it on a bare hook when live bait fishing given its increased strength and the fact that the live bait provides its own action but I hardly ever use a snug knot when fishing with artificial lures (which is most of the time) because it decreases the action of the bait thus decreases that amount of bites I get

From tiny local farm ponds to massive lakes you couldnt possibly explore in a single day or two, all the way down to the little streams and creeks working their way through wooded areas and deep man made reservoirs, there is no shortage of options in the US

Take one look at a 5-pound largemouth bass and you can tell right away these fish were built for eating

Keep rods low and to the side at the end of the retrieve so that the lure doesnt catapult back at you