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For example, anglers fishing the clear lakes of the South may rely heavily on fluorocarbon, while those in the weedy waters of the North may favor braid

Each bite was met with a flash of the rod, which tore the line out of the water in the hope of feeling solid resistance on hitting the float

In addition to these staples, specialty jigs such as spin jigs with attached blades or gliding jigs offer added flash, vibration, or horizontal movement that can dramatically increase bites when fish need extra attraction

You name it, weve caught em all on cane poles. (Scott Mackenthun is an outdoor columnist, fisheries biologist, and freelance outdoor writer from New Prague, Minnesota

We reach for a spinnerbait shallow in the prespawn, and then again deeper in the post spawn around brush and ledges after the fish move out to recuperate from the spawn