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Your local meat processor can hook you up with bait, roadkill, just whatever is available

Spectrex looked right at home on our test Calcutta 250, and 150yds of 20lb test fit easily on the spool thanks to its tiny .011 in diameter Real World Tests: We have employed various types and brands of braided lines for bass fishing and deep sea bottom fishing, so for this test we decided to do something a little different

Go with the larger sizes when looking for fish or when fish are aggressive

Where to find vintage fish decoys: A Green Cottage Shop and Genesee River generously loaned the decoys pictured here

You can often drop rod length slightly (mid-6 to low 7) because monos stretch prevents sudden shock from pulling hooks