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Skip the topwater and bladed presentations until water temps climb back above 50F

Another part of how I test a reel in the store is to press the thumb bar and give the spool a spin with my thumb, and I watch the spool to see how long it will spin before stopping

Pay close attention when fishing near docks though, as bass will likely try to eat the popper and return to shade quickly, and dock poles arent typically very forgiving

For the first two days he relied mostly on an ima Little Stik 135 in the American shad color with the stock hooks swapped out to VMC trebles

Model No. Gear Ratio Inches Per Turn Retrieve Speed Spool Capacity (Mono) Spool Capacity (Braid) Weight (ozs.) Hand Retrieve Max Drag (lbs.) CSPR-6500FE 5.3:1 26 Std 14 lbs. / 275 yds. 30 lbs. / 310 yds. 12.4 Right 15

Some days, the smallmouth want a crankbait with a wide wobble, and sometimes they want one with a tight wobble like the Wiggle Wart