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A priceless addition to your kit is a jig spinner a small stainless-steel frame with an attached blade that can be clipped onto the jig head to add flash and vibration to your soft plastic, attracting fish and triggering strikes

Another often overlooked spot is the gap in rafts of weed that often choke shallower pools towards the end of summer

The crawfish imitation jig is a good choice as is a shaky-head worm or tube jig in a crawfish-color combination

One way to account for thisand many serious anglers do it with topwatersis to use a braid main line and a short shock leader of monofilament fishing line