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Once you've seen the proper technique it becomes very simple to get your baits out of snags

Using a left-handed reel speeds up the casting process and keeps each movement smooth and natural

If its a light, sandy bottom he goes with lighter baits

Take care of your reels with regular maintenance, and it will serve you well for years to come.

And while spoons get fished various ways, the most consistently effective approach, and what is most commonly dubbed slabbing, is to drop the spoon to the bottom or to just below a school of suspended stripers and burn back to the surface

Tips full length, but one with an overwrap 1.5" long centered 2.5" from tip, butt ferrule on mid has been reset and rewrapped with non-matching thread and some bleed thru of CP, butt stripping guide wraps a little dry and could use a touch up