If 70%+ of your fishing is trout on rivers and creeks, buy the 5 weight
The top three co-anglers who qualified for the 2026 Phoenix BFL All-American finished: 1st: Rodney Graham, Childersburg, Ala., six bass, 14-4, $14,999 2nd: Bejamin Roop, Tullahoma, Tenn., six bass, 14-3, $3,807 3rd: Mason Franklin, McCalla, Ala., six bass, 13-7, $1,991 Rounding out the top 10 co-anglers were: 4th: Randy Wiggins, Birmingham, Ala., six bass, 13-1, $1,195 5th: Michael Pate, Dadeville, Ala., six bass, 12-10, $822 6th: Stuart Vitollo, Vance, Ala., six bass, 12-5, $748 7th: Darren Merhoff, Killen, Ala., six bass, 12-4, $673 8th: Gary Marlowe, Montgomery, Ala., six bass, 12-0, $698 9th: Jason Argo, Trinity, Ala., six bass, 11-9, $524 10th: Pop Catalin, Cookeville, Tenn., six bass, 11-7, $487 Randy Wiggins of Birmingham, Alabama, caught a bass that weighed 4 pounds, 7 ounces, to win the Berkley Big Bass co-angler award worth $500
Boat fishermen doing best but plenty being caught on the bank.Perch from the mouth of cal river all the way to Torrence ave bridge.Perch fly rigs or crappie rigs fished with fatheads, Rosie reds or baby golden roach minnows best but shrimp and white spikes do it too
It is sold as a switch rod, meaning that it can be operated in either single-handed or double-handed mode
The largemouth bass had his lure in its mouth and Engel almost had the fish in the net when it got away
