creek chub fishing lure Surfster Depths of 11 feet when trolling Northeast Indiana: Home of the

Though you can often imitate the profile of local forage species, stripers arguably dont hit poppers because they match-the-hatch. I often use topwater lures like poppers during small grass-shrimp or even cinder worm hatches, relying on stripers killer instincts to take over

I love to tie on a 3 ounce jigging spoon, and let me tell ya the rod handles them great

You will want to fish this bait pretty slow along the bottom

For braided lines, look for a spool designed to apply uniform pressure across the spool

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