For me, its easier to take this extra cautious step than to bear the cost of replacing expensive devices
It drives me crazy when airlines do this
That swimbait is the Berkley Swim Shad
If the bream are spawning, you can usually find bream beds, and I like to fish topwater baits across the beds or just outside of them, where the bass will be lurking, looking to ambush something
For little money they gave us a metal framed reel, in almost every size imaginable from tiny 1500 to full size 8000, highly resistant anodised finish, genuine NMB bearings, top tier clutch, and sizes 4500 and up have a backup anti-reverse
If youre fishing in murky water, a lure with vibrations could attract fish well before theyre in visual range