daiwa cranking reel Coastal TW 200 Baitcasting Daiwa AIRD 80 Casting Reel

fluorocarbon or monofilament line and a reel with a 6.3:1 gear ratio

When you hear or see the strike, pause for a fraction of a second until you feel the weight of the fish, then set the hook

To use it, a straight retrieve is highly effective

In my experience, the braids that feel like thin rope tend to tangle more

You can cover more water and catch more fish than you can dragging a worm in the same amount of time

I generally like a medium spinning rod, a jighead somewhere in the 3/16 to 5/16 range up to 3/8 if you have deep water, and I run 8-lb Sufix Revolve Braid to an 8-lb leader (sometimes 6 or 10) on just about every spinning setup I have