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There are times when power fishing is the deal and you can use baitcasting gear to force the bass to react

In these situations, its best to use a lighter head, which will allow your bait to sink more slowly and gives you more time in the strike zone

Leaving a floating topwater still for a couple seconds following splashdown is a tried-and-true tactic

The most-common way is to tie on a Trap and then throw and reel, throw and reel, usually as fast as we could

The splash and "pop" from this strip really attract fish

And, no matter what the bait is, when you get a bite using a slower reel it can be really hard to catch up to the fish on the hookset, which often leads to a poor hookset and a lost fish