carbon fishing reel Piscifun X Ultralight Spinning Reel, Carbon Frame, 500 Series These reels acknowledge the demands of inshore fishing and surpass them at every turn KastKing Speed Demon Elite Spinning

Both in the 5-inch Diezel MinnowZ have captured smallmouths up to 6 pounds

Explore Aberdeen Hooks The Aberdeen or J-hook is a classic, effective, affordable hook

Reasons to Buy Draws topwater strikes when other lures wont Incredibly fun to fish Huge range of color options Consider Another Model If Price is a concern Fish are feeding on topwater aggressively or theres a lot of bait around Bottom Line If you love topwater fishing but the smallmouth arent responding as aggressively as youd like, try out a Lucky Craft Sammy

The trick is balance: let the bait look natural and give the hook enough gap to catch in the fishs mouth