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Subsurface soft plastics and live bait such as minnows and crawlers would use sinkers

Youll want to stay with that blade combo and keep it in the 3/8- to 1/2-ounce range most of the time, just fishing that bait at a medium pace around whatever cover is present

A slow lift-and-drop retrieve can work wonders, particularly around features like drop-offs or channel edges

Turn the switch to LESS and the reel will be at its least sensitive setting it will take a harder tug on the line to activate the alarms

Why do gear ratios matter so much in real fishing conditions

Since bass are on the search for food, they are going to be fairly predictable