All you can do when this happens is point the rod at the fish, let it take line, and dont try to stop it or apply more pressure
However, not all ball bearings are created equal
Along the Tennessee River, many anglers simply lump all the linesided species together under the name stripes. Also called sand bass, white bass resemble smaller, stockier striped bass with fainter lateral lines
Dont Miss: RANKING THE BEST EATING FISH (BLUEGILL FOR THE WIN) KNOW YOUR QUARRY Before you start fishing, you need to know what fish youre targeting, since some bream species act dramatically different than others
Small, short hops maintaining bottom contact are always best
While I owned and fished a few of their saltwater spinning reels several years ago, their baitcasting reels just never found their way into my arsenal