I had to think about this one. The size of the bait may discourage dinks from biting it, but on the flip side of this, in the pressured water where I fish, a bass large enough to eat this jig will be able to recognize it as being a bait.
The first thing I look at is how hard it is blowing or when it is expected to start blowing hard. That will tell me which baits I can or can't cast, and which presentations I can use. Lastly, it will tell me if I'm launching a boat or walking the bank.
I sharpen the treble hooks on moving baits and worm hooks before I head out on a trip. I check the treble hooks closely. If one is broken or has been filed down more than the others then I swap out the hooks.
Sometimes, if you are casting around brush, a small limber tree branch will get caught between the lip and the line tie, It sort of feels like a fish pulling back on the bait until you clear the branch and the crankbait comes free.
Every spinning reel I have ever owned or used has had an a/r switch. The only time I have used it was when I accidentally flipped it without knowing it. I'm actually looking forward to trying a reel without a switch.
My dad and my grandpa each had 2 Zebco 33s. One of my dad's reels went into the drink, and the other one wore out after about 35 years. One of my grandpa's reels eventually broke, but I have his last one down in a drawer. It was my daughter's first reel.
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