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You can strike the bait and achieve a solid hook up, hopefully in the mouth or jaw A J style hook is always used for trolling lures as a fish caught on a trolled lure is very rarely gut hooked They are ideal for fishing with any kind of bait, including live and dead baits, and can be used for most fishing applications

This is a year-round technique that can produce big bass in tough conditions

Barry Magee - Retired Military LAFB Elite is great

Mooching involves banana sinkers like the picture above and 5-7 ft leaders rigged with cut plug herring (we will explore bait presentations later in the article)

No better is this evident than with the aforementioned Reel Big Fish and their wonderfully bizarre cover of A-has 80s synth-pop classic