best st croix frog rod St. Legend X2 LXTS71MHXF Spinning These combine SC IV and SC VI carbon and allow for a sensitive and smooth rod St. Croix Mojo Bass Trigon

The first three lure models were the Grass Frog, the Florida Special and the Fish Hawg

(Although there are probably too many hook sizes to make that one work)

Without a weight on it, you can cast it out, watch it sink just slightly out of sight and then hit it with a small rod twitch and it will dart back up towards the surface

this is going to be a 15-25lb bait reel/throwing surface irons to calicos and bonito

You can throw it to the other side of the lake with 6-pound Berkley FireLinethe thinner the better

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