avet big game reel Pro EXW80-2 Two Speed Fishing and deep drop jigging Avet T-RX 130 2-Speed Lever

Instead of generic worm shapes, creature baits resemble other animals like leeches, fish, lizards, and crayfish

You kind of swim it just up off the bottom slower than youd retrieve a swimbait. Early in the season Im probably going to fish the lower half of the lake, he explained

Part of the solution is learning to accurately cast the appropriate lures to the vegetation that is most apt to produce a strike

You want a line strong enough to handle the weight of the fish, but thin enough not to spook it

A good crankbait reel provides the proper gear ratio, smooth retrieval, and enough torque to handle resistance while keeping fish pinned

Lou rigs his soft plastic swimbaits on a 1/8-ounce jighead with a stout 2/O hook