I prefer a compact 3/16oz jig, or the least amount of weight you can get away with in your body of water
They continued to make fishhooks, but used metals and imported fibres
Sometimes they are so picky you have to keep on switching lures until you find something they like
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According to the side label, the Wizard Minnow was ballasted to float belly down and could be used on or below the surface of the water, according to the speed given it. The text goes on to say the spinners revolving freely in opposite directions produce a most tempting attraction to all game fish, especially bass. Pfluegers Metalized Monarch MinnowAccording to Dale Van De Voorts reference, The Pflueger Book, the Metalized Monarch Minnow was introduced by the Enterprise Manufacturing Company in 1910
Looking at this from a grand scheme viewpoint, you want to select braid or monofilament with baits that float, braid when fishing around really thick cover and fluorocarbon in clear water situations where the technique takes place below the surface