4-weight 8'6 fly rod with reel PLUSINNO Fishing and Combo Kit, Fly Fishing Rod for Starters and a leader L.L.Bean Spin/Fly Outfit

Our personal favorite is the Slam Shady 2.0 paddletail

is has the same cupped chugging mouth with walk-the-dog action as the larger Chug'n Spook, just in a smaller body form

BTW, I originally was going to use a 1/2' bar but realized the 1/4 pound spools only fit a 5/16'" bar

Loomis Elite Ambassador/Product Advisor Mike Schultz- quickly realized that repurposed saltwater sticks were not the solution for tucking accurate casts under obstacles or properly animating flies on retrieve

Use Scent and Sound Enhancements: Bass often rely on their senses of smell and hearing to locate prey

Hope you enjoyed the read, and stay tuned for the Stella SW 20000 review at the beginning of March when I come back from abusing it in the Seychelles