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While spinning gear is friendly and forgiving, a casting setup gives you next-level accuracy, control, and backbone when youre pitching paddle tail jigs or shrimp lures into tight pockets in a mangrove shoreline, dropping baits on pilings of docks in the Indian River Lagoon, casting right in front of the face of a rolling Tarpon or trying to horse a quality redfish or snook away from danger

Staying in the open water a bit longer, a Rooster Tail is another great bait to use when the bass are keying on smaller baitfish around flats

Bomber Saltwater Grade Jig-N-Eel (Amazon Link) Rapala Saltwater X-Rap The Rapala Saltwater X-Rap has a reputation for producing big fish of all species, not just striped bass

Use a variety of plastics that match up with the hooks you already have tied on

Strength charts by diameter for monofilament, fluorocarbon and braided fishing line