baitcaster rod for trolling Pro Staff Rods dark tip and a 600CTS reel with a 5.3 Patriot Corestick Trolling webstore

From fast-moving search baits like spinnerbaits and crankbaits to slow, methodical presentations like worms and jigseach plays a role in helping you locate and land bigger fish

In low light conditions like dusk, dawn or over cast days, when the water is warm (60 degrees plus), when the water is somewhat clear, and when baitfish are active

Cast out and reel in at a slow pace, barely making the plug wobble as it swims under the surface

I like to cover water around sandbars, gravel flats, humps and the drop-off along rocky points

However, if you put it right in front of a big fish, it will get eaten

Youll regret it almost immediately with a wind knot or birds nest on the next cast