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CRANKBAITS While bass plugs crankbaits come in all sorts of shapes and sizes its the key features, such as action, their fish-calling vibration and diving depth that most determine a plugs effectiveness

Its great with dry flies, and really excels at throwing dry-dropper rigs

Back the drag off to a low setting to check the movement of the spool

(In general, the lighter the fish, the lighter your rod should be, so that you can feel when it nibbles.) The main thing you want with panfishing is light action, says John DeCuffa of the Bronxs Jacks Bait and Tackle, because it gives you the sensitivity to feel the bite (in the words of Arthur Bronson, president of the International Federation of Black Bass Anglers.) This affordable, ultra-light spinning rod from fishing brand Shakespeare was recommended to us as a great starting point by Gordon, Hedaya, and Bronson

Ive been fishing a lot of gill baits and medium glides on it and love how this rod casts and fishes them