Of course, tying your own flies to match colors and patterns is a fantastic approach
Throwing a 1/4-ounce hair jig to hook and land 20-plus pounds of slime requires a special toola lighter to pitch light swimbaits, swim jigs, jig-worms, hair jigs, small bucktails (like my double-bladed Mepps), and weightless plastics last year I depended on the 7-foot, 6- inch, fast-action, medium-power Abu Garcia Volatile (VOLS76-5) spinning rod coupled with an Abu Garcia Soron STX 60 spinning reel
then onto more intricate designs like weaving
Your drag slows a fish down way before he gets to the breaking point of the line
Credit: Kit Smith Analysis and Test Results While conducting extensive field testing, we used five metrics to assess each fishing net: Portability, Versatility, Ease of Use, Durability, and Fish Care