4wd fishing rod holder Universal Rocket-Launcher Rack Broad Vehicle Compatibility Fits most pickup trucks and boat rails ReelDeal (Rooftop Fishing Rod Mount)

Junebug and plum-apple Deep purple worm and craw colors

See our Complete Guide to the Best Striper Lures for Lake Texoma to learn when to throw slab spoons, topwater plugs, and other proven baits

I used to place my rods on the center console with the tips going out the back window, then two summers ago I was driving to the boat dock from our campsite with my wife, when she hit the up button on the window, resulting in two expensive rods destroyed

Since 2012, Ive created logs documenting the top-producing lures from my boat each season

The added stretch of fluorocarbon helps prevent straightening out light wire hooks and bolsters your stealth around finicky fish

Skipping with a baitcaster getting a lure to skim along the surface like a flat rock and then disappear under canopy cover may prove to be the most difficult cast of all