Flipping into some heavy cover, dragging a frog through some duckweed or some lily pads I think thats the most fun you can have fishing, and youre gonna need a baitcaster to do it
Also avoid lakes with heavy recreational use, especially if the lake is shallow
Heres a step by step tutorial for the best retrieve with a plastic worm: After the cast, let the worm slowly sink to the bottom
To catch the first smallmouths of his life Trevor Fitzgerald used a homemade 1/2-ounce pb&j-colored football jig with a green pumpkin Zoom Fat Albert Twin Tail and a 4.5-inch True Bass Little Head swimbait on a 3/4-ounce Revenge head
BEARING KITS (Fishing Reels)
Abu Garcia Revo STX Low-Profile Casting Reel Best For: All-day comfort with high-end features The Revo STX features a compact frame, smooth casting, and a solid Carbon Matrix drag system