baitcasting rod with micro guides Best Casting Bass The full cork handle ensures a comfortable grip while the stainless steel guides Micro Guides on baitcasting rods.

53-7) McMillan fished a Texas rig for punching through heavy vegetation, a lipless crankbait for ripping the bait through dead cattails and a popping frog for matted surface vegetation

A slower retrieve makes this bait run deeper

Switch to Bigger Lures Large-profile baits provide a significant visual cue while displacing more water than smaller baits, allowing fish to feel something coming through the murk

Early BASS tournament competitors like Bill Sloan (Zorro Spinnerbait) and Don Butler (Okiebug) helped establish it as a tour-level weapon, and the introduction of the large willowleaf blade in 1984 by anglers like Roland Martin and Hank Parker took the category to another level entirely

Slow-rolled just fast enough to feel each blade thump, at 26 ft depth over points, secondary points, and shallow rocky banks