4 pound test braided fishing line Reaction Tackle X4 4-Strand resistant Reaction Tackle 4X braid for fresh HERCULES Super Tough Braided Fishing

His blade of choice was a -ounce Santone Pretender Spinnerbait in a double Colorado model with an orange kicker blade

*Mid-depth honorable mention: 7 M G

In this case he sticks the tin foil Christie Craw on the back of a white BOOYAH Swimn Jig for a killer shad imitation: The Christie Critter now comes in a Baby (3.5) version too

If you are wanting to get to a level where you can have the confidence to enter tournaments, you need to learn how to fish a crankbait and other hard baits effectively

This is a trusty method to tie a braided wire/knottable wire setup, which is especially recommended for Tanzanian tigerfish (Jimmy Eagleton and I also used it with great success to catch our local snoek more recently)