I've read on the InterWeb that sitting low in a crouched confined area bobbing around while repeatedly casting with the inability to properly use lower body muscles in the motion for a few hours at a time is good to alleviate back pain, maybe try that...
Yeah, there certainly is a place and time for a #6, but a #5 is a more versatile blade, I like a small Colorado in front of it. Also, some blades vary in size and cupping, even though they may be labeled and sold as a particular size.
How is that not named the Kyoto rig yet, LMB guys slipping...
OP: Some bottoms are just more sticky than others, If a heavy weight that settles on the bottom is getting snagged most of the time, a better approach would be to fish something lighter and learn how to glide it or scrape it on or near the bottom, and adjust the amount and type of action from the bait, needles to say hook in the bait.
Not all 3/0 hooks are the same size, a 2/0 or 3/0 depending on the brand will work. I bend a 1/0 round bend to have a shorter shank and a larger gap, in a pinch I will use a EWG, but bend it a tad so the point isn't in line with the tie.
Like most of my fishing, I'm fishing the extremes, either really light, or really heavy, adjusting for conditions, ROF, and presentation as dictated by the fish on a given day.
I've done well in and near eel grass snaking a straight worm (or one of those with the tiny curly tail) with a slightly heavier weight than working it on the bottom. A sparse swim jig with a curly grub too.
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