best rapala trout lure Jointed Hardbait Lures 13cm 18g Floating – Fishermanshub Twitch it on top or retrieve it as a shallow runner Rapala Original Floater Rainbow Trout

Roll your forearms forward in a bullwhip motion ending in a snap of your wrist holding the rod, and reel in your main hand

Other good starter glides Wired2fish recommends: River2Sea S-Waver (buy here) Storm Arashi Glide (buy here) SPRO KGB Chad Shad (buy here) RECOMMENDED BIG FISH GLIDE: Deps Slide Swimmer 250 The next bait is a little tougher to find and a little more expensive, but its reputation precedes itself

For flounder, some people like smoky curled-tail grubs, but I like brightly colored plastics, recommended Mike Gallo of Angling Adventures of Louisiana, (985-781-7811, www.AAofLA.com) of Slidell, La

Performance: 9/10Value: 7/10RRP: 164

My favorites include the Megabass Dog-X , the Evergreen Showerblows, and the castaic boyd duckett BDT