best hooks for shallow fishing Salmon - Nano, Mosquito - Nano Slick / 4/0 The ultimate weighted hook for inshore anglers who target big fish in shallow water with soft plastic lures 6 Choices for Weighted Hook

It wasnt critical when I won the 2010 Classic on Lay Lake with a Red Eye Shad, and there was actually still a thin layer of ice on some of the backwaters when we started The key is to fish it near the bottom at this time of year by dragging or short hopping it, rather than burning it higher in the water column, like you would in much warmer water

The reel may not be suitable for very heavy or large lures

While a constant retrieve will certainly catch fish, intermittent jerks of the rod tip can entice some extra bites as well

These hooks have twist-on springs on the hooks to hold the body on

It is a specialty tool for heavy-cover bass fishing