avet jigging reel HXJ Raptor Plus 5/2 MC Two Speed Black / Right Hand the increased line capacity allows for targeting of bigger species with a smaller reel Avet LX 6/3 2-Speed Lever

From Yamamoto Shad Shape worms that work extremely well on drop shots to the small Z-Man Jerk ShadZ that won the 2023 Bassmaster Classic, these minnow-style soft plastics are very popular these days

If you throw light lures, small soft plastics, wacky rigs, Ned rigs, and drop shots, spinning gear usually makes life easier

I initially tied on a Gambler swimbait, rigged on an underspin swimbait hook

Just make sure you have weight equal to 25-30% % of the break strength of your fishing line

Then there are the super buoyant, extremely durable soft plastics made of TPE materials (Thermoplastic Elastomers), like Z-Mans ElaZtech

Chances are the problem is easy to fix After hours of catching nothing, I finally got my big break