abu garcia c3-6500 tspc ambassadeur striper special reel Catfish C3-6500CATSPC22 Round Baitcaster Gen 3 – Bottom Dwellers Tackle and an extended bent handle with power knob Abu Garcia C3 Catfish Special

This has become one of my go-to baits when targeting this species in extremely cold water or when other baits have bombarded them recently

Easy set up

But most of it revolves around spinning gear, Ned rigs, shaky heads, wacky rigs and other finesse fishing tactics

Striped bass often strike when the lure isnt moving, and my line is slack

Heres a little secret Ive learned about bass fishing blade baits: these lures often need a quick twitch to make the bait jump

You might think that if you go too small, you cant handle big fish, but if you go too big, its going to be tough to cast all day, and smaller fish wont really be fun to fight