13 fishing ultralight spinning reel Void Spin Combo, 5'6" Ultra Light 2-Piece Rod with 1000 Size Reel, Freshwater Fishing Combo for Trout and Panfish : Sports & Outdoors bearing system for smooth operation when casting small jigs and finesse rigs 13 Fishing Tact Spinning Combo

Though you can often imitate the profile of local forage species, stripers arguably dont hit poppers because they match-the-hatch. I often use topwater lures like poppers during small grass-shrimp or even cinder worm hatches, relying on stripers killer instincts to take over

An offset hook will show its offset bent hook point and not lay flat

Using different gauge wiring changes the size of the hook giving you options for small and large fish

Featuring a tough graphite composite rod with aluminum oxide guides, matched perfectly with a quality bearing drive, aluminum spool graphite reel

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