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I recommend cutting pieces about 2 inches wide, and fresh is always best. Experts prefer head baits for striped bass for several reasons: First, stripers often hang beneath schools of marauding bluefish and gobble leftoversusually baitfish headsas they drift to the bottom

I dont want any noise whatsoever

Conversely, the Berkley Trilene Big Game had a little too much memory, which decreased its casting distance a bit

Id also recommend you look at the classic Zara Spook and learn the technique called walking the dog. Poppers are among the smaller topwater options

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Its one of the most exciting and visual styles of fishing, and smallmouth seem to love it almost as much as anglers