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Essential tools include: Precision Screwdrivers: For dealing with small screws found in your reel

You can use much longer leaders (12ft to 15ft) for shy fish and open water, or indeed a bit shorter for bushy streams, but 9ft is a good start

The 5-inch size in green pumpkin is the universal starting point

Netting is allowed when there is little chance that game fish populations would be harmed by recreational netting in shallow water

Get a little erratic with the Chatter Chicken Whether youre casting it around the shad spawn, or reeling it a little slower over rock piles or vegetation, make sure you pop the rod tip or alter your retrieve a little erratically from time-to-time to generate more bites with a ChatterBait, he emphasizes