You might think a good squid imitation would look like a squid, but the overall profile and movement of the lure is more important than details like tentacles to a bass
Less important than marketing suggests: bearing count alone (5 well-placed bearings usually outperform 10 poorly placed ones), cosmetic finishes and colourways, and headline maximum drag figures that exceed what any UK pike will realistically test a 20kg drag rating is largely irrelevant if youre never landing fish anywhere near that resistance in practice
In 1995, Daiwa developed the "Twist Buster" to significantly reduce this troublesome line tangle
Accurate short casts catch more fish than sloppy long ones
The most common technique is to simply anchor over likely structure, and if shallow enough use a chum pot, draw fish to your fresh-baited hooks
We did get a chance to fish with the 8.5m Aero Power Margin pole on this session too, which you can check out in the next issue