Seasonal Tips Spring : Focus on pre-spawn and spawn in shallow coves
Bass are often picky, and even if you manage to hook into one, a wrong move can leave the bass and your favorite lure- running off into the depths never to be seen again
Best for Skipping: Strike King Skip N Buzz Pros Holds soft plastics very well Reinforced wire prevents it from getting bent out of shape when it crashes into the water Comes to the surface very quickly Cons Limited color selection Key Features Comes with Strike King Rage Toad and Swimmer trailers Internal head design Bait keeper barbs Reinforced wire With baitcasting gear, most of us struggle to skip anything more complicated than soft plastics or jigs, but if you can put a lure like a buzzbait under overhanging cover, it can elicit brutal strikes, particularly from fish who have never seen one
If you can throw it accurately with a baitcaster, there is no need to consider a spinning rod
This is your basic bass fishing reel that most will be familiar with
Twenty-pound braided line or stronger is usually recommended, but some people find fluoro or braided line with a fluoro leader successful
