baitcasting crappie reels Dark Wolf 50Sr Bait Finesse Reel Description Wally Marshall and Lew’s designed this powerful little reel for tightline trolling and jigging in heavy cover for year Crappie Thunder Underspin Reel

Honorable Mentions: MagicTail, Joe Baggs, Andrus Best Daytime Surfcasting Lure: Savage Gear Panic Pencil Popper Pros Long casting Erratic surface thrashing entices fish, even in calm and clear water Cons Primarily a daytime lure Key Features Length: 5 and 6 inches Weight 1 and 2 ounces Thru-wire construction Two 4X treble hooks Wide array of colors A pencil popper is one of the longest casting lures in a surfcasters arsenal, but its real power is that it can pull fish to the surface even if theyre not actively feeding

While I keep 1 or 2 jerkbait setups on deck mostly for traditions sake, Ive expanded more with soft jerk minnows, finesse paddletails, and swimming grubs having 3 to 5 setups rigged with those

There are some other considerations to look into, although theyre not as important to me

I catch another largemouth bass on that as well

Lightweight freshwater spinning reels are a poor choice for anything beyond targeting smaller catfish