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> After usage, wipe all your rods down with a semi-damp cloth. This will clean any oils, chemicals, or solvents and debris from the rods freeing them from corrosive breakdown.
> For crankbaits, use a medium action rod. A medium action rod will bend some and absorb a good deal of the shock when a bass smashes a crankbait. This is key as the "shock absorption" keeps those little hooks from ripping out. A medium action rod will bend and give throughout the fight keeping those crankbait hooks buttoned up with the fish's mouth. Medium heavy and heavier rods tend to rip the hooks right out resulting in dropped fish.
> A 6 foot medium heavy action spinning rod does wonders around docks. In tight places it makes skipping a lure and accurate casting a breeze. Medium Heavy is the key though, you want extra backbone to compensate for loss of fish control due to the shortness of the rod.
> When fishing swimming frogs in vegetation, a Medium Heavy if not a Heavy action rod is necessary to horse the bass through and out of the grass and lily pads.
> When you use a heavier rod, if you want to have a bit more cushion setting the hook and playing the fish ... use a line with a bit of stretch. Mono and Co-polymers are generally good. When using a softer flimsier rod, to get a bit more umph on your hookset and to control the fish better ... use low stretch lines.
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