hi-vis braided fishing line Seaguar Smackdown High Visibility 300yd Vis Green Braided Fishing Line — ultra Power Pro Braided Line Hi-Vis

Anti-slip rubber paddle grip

Spinnerbaits with multiple blades work well to imitate small groups of baitfish (that must be why I found a bag of those stashed in an old tackle box the other day)

At 105,500 surface acres, 800 plus miles of shoreline, numerous boat ramps and bank fishing locations including 16 U.S

I actually learned this one first hand from MLF Pro Randal Tharp during a fishing trip on Guntersville many years ago

Also the line seems a bit on the stiffer side but it could just require more time to break in or some of the stiffness could be attributed to the larger than expected diameter on my small spinning reel

The hook itself is a two-prong gaff, well-suited for hauling big ones out of the thickest cover