best baitcasting reels for light to medium power rods 600CTS Rod and Reel Combo I Catfish Pro Left / 600CTS Combo + Handle / Heavy Featuring a 76 rod with a glow Kestrel Finesse Fishing Rod and

This time of year, youre looking for fish in short perch grass

Any vibrating jig should be one of your first baits to rip through the channel while fishing in muddy water.

Its easy to palm and perfect for finesse applications, light jigs, or weightless rigs

Salt corrodes everything it touches, and a complex bit of machinery like a baitcaster can be extremely vulnerable to deterioration

But dont overlook ol reliables like a Zoom Super Fluke, Strike King Z-Too, and the Z-Man Scented Jerk Shad

I don't "target" the big pigs so I don't use the standard size brush hogs and the baby brush hogs are just too small unless I'm dropshotting