Choosing The Right Gear for the Job
I will start from the Basics for Bass fishing and we will change it up in the next report!
Top Water fishing for bass is a awesome and sometime frustrating thing but well worth the effort with the right gear! 1.Top Water Fishing: Top Water Rod Bait Casting 7'2 Med/Hvy Action Reel Bait Casting mid to high retrieve gear ratio. (I personally like to use Monofilament as it has some stretch and gives you a little shock absorption and time so you don't lose as many fish the key is to use a floating line in this set up)
2.Flipping Heavy Cover: Flipping Rod 7'6-8FT Med/Hvy to Heavy Action coupled with a High Speed Bait Casting Reel, I will typically use Braided Line for this application usually 50-65Lb
if I'm Flipping bushes trees or Brush piles I will use Fluorocarbon Lines in 17-25LB Test.
3. Jerk Bait Fishing: Spinning Rod 6'8-7FT Med-Med Heavy Fast Action 1550-2500 Series Spinning Reels I will traditionally use 20LB Braided Line if I have extremely Clear Water I will Use a Fluorocarbon Leader.
I will also use a Bait Casting Rod and Reel Similar to my Top Water Rod if there is grass or light cover.
I hope this Helps you in making your decision a little easier, we will come back next week with another three selections!
Spiro Agouros
Good Fishing
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Alex Pinatsis
Short and sweet. Just to be more specific, are you talking about using mono for poppers or frogs? I would guess poppers just because in addition to the shock absorbing, it would also prevent the line from getting caught up in the hooks of the poppers?
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