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In large lakes that are 80,000 acres plus, there might be pre-spawn bass in one end, post-spawn bass on the other end, and everything else in between With so many different things going on simultaneously, April is the month you have to get all the rods out of the locker by days end

I like it for vertical jigging on reefs and for swim jigs where feel matters

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It is also less likely to snag than the Chug Bug or Gunfish

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Baitcasters can be intimidating because of the dreaded backlash