st croix inshore rod St. Rods Triumph Spinning Medium-heavy/Fast , 7'0", Sea Smoke : Sports & Outdoors Croix Superstar Service Specialized inshore salt water rods designed and built for superior performance Designed in Park Falls and handcrafted in Fresnillo St. Croix ASIS711HMF Avid Series

But the calf did just what they did

The bulk and movement of the skirt, the thump of the jig on the bottom, and the dark profile of the black and blue all contribute to chomp mode from the bass at night

They don't seem quite as tight or smooth as a Tatula but they don't feel like a cheap toy either

It is the opposite direction from the go lighter movement

When a school of panfish like these Crappies are directly under the boat (the black strip which is from the transducer to the bottom) they are easy to spot

I wouldn't fish a Mepps spinner again (because of the treble hook), and I prefer spoons to spinners in any event (less line twist), but the point is that a straight-out-of-the-box Aldebaran and a Tenryu Rayz RZ53UL-BC would cast a 2.5g lure (which is small enough to catch 5-7" trout), and will cast it plenty far enough to catch fish in the tiny streams where little wild brookies live