7 6 baitcasting rods Apex Elite 7'6" Medium-Heavy Baitcaster Split Grip – Tuned Up Custom All Impulse Salt Series rods utilize a standard modulus graphite material with improved technology and resin systems Entsport 2-Piece Casting Rod Graphite

Sunfish, perch and crappie anglers should have a mix of profiles and hook orientations, including horizontal jigs with a 90-degree angle (e.g., VMC Pug Bug , the Custom Jigs brand and Spins Ratfinkee or Lindy Fat Boy ) vertical ones (e.g., Clam Blade Jig or Lindy Frostee ) and jigs with a 45-degree angle profile (e.g., Clam Drop Jig or Custom Jigs and Spins Gill Pill ), for improved hook-ups of nibblers

Thats because it has a reputation for producing backlashes (also known as birds nests or, euphemistically, professional overruns)

Retrieve- I will usually start with a medium steady retrieve, but as I contact cover I will snap the bait violently and reel quick for a couple turns

Little discoveries like that make for a lot more catches

I had a Cadence baitcasters last season that was really really good initially