daiwa 80 reel CA80 Baitcasting a redesigned and reinforced clutch mechanism increases durability and performance TATULA ® 80 – Daiwa

The rod I often use is a 32 Thorne Brothers Custom Perch Sweet Heart , paired with either 5-pound fluorocarbon or 8-pound braid with an 18 fluoro leader

Living where we do now, I can see a tournament like this on the schedule and go Oh, I think Ill fish that. I like fishing all of these Ozarks lakes, but I couldnt really jump into tournaments like this living in California. The California transplants consistency was key at Lake of the Ozarks as he followed up a 16-3 first day with 19-6 on Day 2 and 15-15 on Saturday

If the bass are biting some better, I prefer to fish a crankbait with more erratic action like the Pro Sunny B Squarebill crankbait

This should be just above the sinker on a drop shot