daiwa coastal spinning reel CLSVTW150H-B SV TW 150 Baitcasting this makes powerful cranking a breeze and thanks to the rubberized grip knobs Daiwa Coastal TWS Casting Reels

The Vexilar FLX-28 weighs in a staggeringly low 1.1 pounds so transporting your flasher to your ice shanty will be a breeze

Honorable Mentions: Dark Matter Astro Spook, Jigging World Spook Best Metal Lip Swimmer: Gibbs Danny Surface Swimmer Pros Excellent when stripers are feeding on large bait fish Works day and night Cons Relatively poor casting distance Not great in rough conditions Key Features Length: 4.5, 6, and 7.5 inches Weight 1 1/2, 2 1/4, and 3 ounces Tunable by bending the line tie The Gibbs Danny Surface Swimmer has a seductive action and large profile that triggers big stripers, which is why its my choice for best metal lip swimmer and one of the overall best baits for striped bass

From: Unknown: Indianapolis, Indiana 7/3/23 Comments: This line is not what it used to be

I prefer the 6000 series Abu Garcia reels for the vast majority of my fishing though I do use the 5500 C3 reels for channel catfish and at times the 7000 series reels for trophy blues and flatheads

Iowas Chris Miller found the winning ingredients for the one-day event, catching big prespawn largemouth moving through ditches to their spawning areas