baitcaster rod 8 line size 10-20 lb Abu Garcia 7' Veritas Low Profile Baitcast Reel and Fishing Combo, Low Profile Reel with 11 Stainless Steel Ball Bearings, Carbon Matrix Drag System, Graphite + Powerlux 100 Rod Samaki Skitch X Baitcaster Rod

Your retrieve is really important, as you need to have your rod tip pointed downward and using small rips or pops, moving the bait in an erratic action mimicking the look of a fleeing baitfish

Good anglers will learn to combat it, while other anglers will consider it to be just another excuse for poor fishing

The way I look at it, Im better off being one of five fishing the bank as opposed to one of a hundred competing for water offshore, especially knowing that a decent number of bass stay shallow year round

The additional length of the baitcasting rods enables you to gain more force from the rod and helps a lot while retrieving the catch