What do you get when you pay twice and even three or four times more for a reel or a rod, and is all that extra outlay honestly worth it
They are highly effective for bass and are also suitable for targeting pike, muskie, and walleye in a variety of habitats, from weedy or rocky areas to murky waters
Every year we take time just before the holidays to film these videos to help anglers like yourselves make educated decisions about rods and reels, tackle, and fishing equipment
During one early October session, three pike came from the same weed edge in less than an hour after several passes with hard baits produced nothing
Smaller streams rarely hold enough baitfish to support a pike population, so youll likely have more luck on larger, deeper and slower flowing rivers