daiwa 3083-80 fishing rod Phantom Versatile Spinning | 8Ft This is a rod for trout (char Daiwa North Coast Spinning Rods

Even though we had a lot of productivity from big fish throwing full-size baits and offerings, down-scaling and downsizing from a full-bodied 5-inch paddletail on casting gear, for example, to a much smaller 3-inch bite-size paddletail presented on a long rod with light line often made the difference

Because springtime fishing can sometimes have you committing to false positives

When you find these spots put down your trolling motor and start livescoping

Topwater lures will trigger bites here, too

Anywhere I go, I want to have the fish to win the tournament

But the density of the plastic gives this swimbait the perfect kick Wheeler wanted to be an ultra-realistic imitation of a shad