A slow, short rod sweep with the line tight creates a chugging sound, which suggests a bass feeding and will draw other bass to investigate
Not reeling will lose more fish than will be caught dropping the line back
At FINATICS, our Hooks collection includes freshwater and saltwater fly tying hooks from trusted manufacturers, featuring a variety of shank lengths, wire strengths, hook styles, and sizes to match virtually any pattern
There are some super high end and middle of the road options that are great rods that make a 9-foot fly rod fit into an over night travel bag with the travel fly rod option
Presentation-wise, Mason mixes thing up early in a day to figure out how the bass want the lure, varying presentation speeds, depths worked and rod movements and paying careful attention to what prompts strikes