avet lx6 3 two speed reel LX Raptor 6/3 MC Reels reverse system Avet LX G2 6/3 Magic

In my opinion, you can get away with a less-than-ideal rod for many fishing techniques and still expect successbut I think your crankbait rod selection makes the biggest overall difference in your cranking success

By mid-summer when a lakes thermocline is fully developed, many of the lakes adult smallmouth have already gradually moved into the deepest, structure-filled reaches of the lake where good oxygen levels and their optimal water temperatures are present

Thats not true with a baitcaster if the lure slows down or stops

A 3000-size spinning reel usually pairs well with the rods most bass anglers use for shaky heads, drop shots, wacky rigs, Ned rigs, tubes, and light swimbaits

I think I bought 7 or 8 of them within 10 days, if I remember correctly

Cast upstream and retrieve downstream