baitcasting reel feels water logged Shakespeare Agility Low Profile Fishing Reel, Left Hand Despite its brute strength Ardent C-Force Baitcaster 7.0:1 LH

As I grew older, my favorite lure switched to a small F-2 or F-3 Flatfish, a short wooden lure with a single trailing hook that I could cast with my 8-pound test "catgut." That's what they called monofilament before it was called monofilament in the mid to late 1950s

Please watch the weather and water conditions, as they change fast in the winter

Transitioning from spinning tackle to baitcasting tackle is a rite of passage that takes the anglers fishing to the next level

Better storage

Bass anglers are creatures of habit

Bass are extremely active during this period, and just about anything presented or offered will catch their eyes