amazon rapala fishing lures Original Floating The Floating Magnum is the perfect choice for catching virtually any moderate to large sized saltwater species as well as big game freshwater species like northern pike Rapala Original Floating - 2",

Acme V-Rod Smallmouth Bass Lure The new standard for open water vibe baits, the V-Rod features an all steel frame with lead injection molding body to create the ultimate baitfish presentation

You want to build different ones

Topwater Lures: Frogs, poppers, and buzzbaits work well early morning or evening when bass are near the surface

When conditions get rough, this reel is engineered to handle it

It's an optional piece as you can connect your mainline and leader line with a double uni knot, but I like have some sort of swivel as it removes line twists that can occur between the lines

Going the Norman Maclean route, where the dry fly is king, you want a rod that presents the fly more delicately, so a 4-weight rod might be the choice