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Another lure to use when fishing deep river ledges is a 3/4-ounce football head jig in green pumpkin or brown

Though my equipment and baits have evolved tenfold since those early days, the sheer adrenaline rush of experiencing a bass blow up on my topwater has yet to dwindle with the passing years

The reel costs 40 and is available from Veals tackle

My best tip for using walking baits like these is to cover as much water as possible because they can act like fish finders that stumble upon schools of bass suspended in unknown places

I have caught some as big as 8 pounds and quite a few 3-5 pounders, but most are at 2 pounds and under