Then again, you may be throwing heavy-duty metal spoons or fiberglass plugs that weigh every bit as much as the aforementioned bait rig
In my experience, that higher quality rod will last you a decade if you take care of it
Although spinnerbaits do get through weeds and woody cover with greater ease than standard Chatterbaits, you can rip a Chatterbait when you begin to feel weeds bunch on it, which sometimes triggers a strike
As contrary as it seems to my common sense, black shows up the best to bass in the dark
Also new is a 334-inch solid-body craw bait named the Zaga and 2 realistic hand-poured drop-shot offerings: the Drop Shot Minnow and Drop Shot Swimmin Minnow
Length Most serious froggers like a rod thats at least 7 feet long, which maximizes casting distance and leverage, but some shorter anglers may have trouble making a downward sweep of the rod to work the frog with anything much longer than that