4000 saltwater spinning reel Okuma Tesoro Reels TSR-10000HA If you are an avid saltwater angler Daiwa Eliminator Saltwater Spinning Reel

Soft materials can be extremely effective in designing streamers, rabbit strips (zonkers), Icelandic sheep, yak hair, and cashmere goat are a few examples of soft materials that work well and can take abuse

Fishing a floating worm has become somewhat of a lost art over the years

"The first thing I do is go to a point and look to see where the bait fish are," Welch says, "but if they're being chased on the bank, you won't see them on the graph." So he'll tie on a square bill like a Norman Fat Boy or a Strike King KVD 2.5 Wake Bait

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As long as it lets you feel the action on the other end of the line and set the hook, the rod action is working in your favor