baby bass lure lipless Rattlin Rapala tuned and tank Baby Brown Trout Pink Purple

The big strikes and huge fish surface lures produce from shallow water during July and August months will make you wonder whether youre fishing the Amazon for peacock bass rather than the northwoods for smallmouth bass

Something near this gear ratio is ideal for your first baitcasting combo

ECHO Boost, $229 , 2-wt through 10-wt

It's rated a little soft and found the medium closer to a med light, so I returned it and got a med heavy 7'

The smaller Junior version is often smallie anglers first choice, but dont hesitate to go to the five-incher, especially in wind and waves where you need to make a ruckus to grab their attention