avet raptor dual drag reel with magnetic cast control HX 5/2 MC Blue w/Glideplate the SX is a compact yet suprisingly strong game reel Avet MXJ 6/3 Raptor Plus

Granted, further south has had a topwater bite for a while now, but even in the north where I live (Wisconsin), the topwater bite is already picking up

For fishing around the flats and shorelines with these saltwater lures, we recommend a 2500 to 3500 series spinning reel spooled with 10-lb braid on a 7 or 76 medium action rod

In the end, our personal-best peacocks weighed 17 and 12 pounds, respectively

But the downside, when the front pushes through and the rain is gone, high pressure settles in and the bite often shuts down fast and hard

It closely mimics one of the basss primary food sources and works great when fish are targeting shad in the spring

For muskies and often, pike, I sometimes prefer bright gaudy colors, even in clear water