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You can bounce them along the bottom on a #10 jig head hook or more effectively, in the middle of the water column on small #10 or #8 mosquito hooks suspended beneath a bobber

Croix Bass X offer excellent performance in the mid-price range

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IMAGE BELOW -SHAW'S COWFISH, FEMALE LEFT, MALE RIGHT ORNATE COWFISH The Ornate Cowfish (Aracana ornate) is easily confused with the Shaws Cowfish, but has different patterns and its much smaller, only growing to 15cm long

Adding a float another 40cm above the swivel is also a good strategy when fishing from the shore

Also, bass spend a lot of time in shallow water along the bank, which makes shore fishing especially effective because you are sitting right on them