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For June dragging, thicker skirts, or mop skirts, help present a bigger profile

Canadian angler Evan Kung landed a 9-14 on Day 1 before Zach Goutremout caught this 10-14 largemouth on Day 2

In murkier waters, consider using a slightly more aggressive cadence to make the bait more noticeable

Growing up on Lake Martin in the pre-sidescan/Livescope/360 era of bass fishing, I remember winter days spent staring at a flasher on the front of my dads boat, watching as a little blip on the sonar made its way up and down with our bait, until the two little blips became one

Don't be afraid to vary your retrieve style until you find the rhythm that draws the most strikes

It can even be used for ice fishing