Some important information to consider when choosing your rig involves knowing your environment, bay verses ocean, bottom type (a wreck verses rocks or the tubes), and the general size of the fish in that area (smaller hooks for smaller fish, and so on)
Tail slapping the water time and time again it screamed off, until finally allowing me to chop the leader at the hook
Straight point, round bend, long shank, slightly offset traditional J hooks The standard J hook is a good all-rounder for lots of lure and some bait fishing scenarios
When bass find themselves living in water thats considerably dirtier than it was previously, they relax a bit knowing that predators cant see them as easily
With apowerhouse performance drag that is like butter, its always ready, but thats only part of the story