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Each jig is pre-scented with garlic and features a hollow chamber that can be filled with additional scent for even more attraction

Other than that, the more you use it and the more it gets stretched out, the more manageable it becomes

I use the floating model, and the way to really increase its effectiveness is to make it dart and slide suddenly and sharply right and left, with repeated sharp jerks of the rod tip on a tight line

CRAYFISH As frequent bottom dwellers, catfish encounter crayfish and gobble them eagerly

However, as Alabama pro Jimmy Mason explains, seasonal patterns make these fish along with the males tasked with nursery duty suckers for topwater baits

Spook style baits come in a lot of shapes and sizes