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Cylindrical weights are best suited for fishing thick cover, while ball weights offer the most surface to bottom contact for sensitivity

Purple Rain, in the new Gremlin creature bait (fished on a Carolina rig), and in the Finesse TRD, has become a personal favorite in all baits for largemouth fishing excelling not only in clear waters but in the very dark, dingy, and low visibility eutrophic lakes that experience mid-summer algae blooms

Try different twitches and cadences to get him to react. Carriere says he prefers wintertime jerkbaits that taper down along the back, like the MegaBass Vision 110 or Plus One

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While its not ideal for all lures (jigs and 4/0 and bigger hooks), its an excellent choice for crankbaits, spinnerbaits, bladed-jigs, and other moving baits