backpack for 4 days travel Pro 40L pack light One backpack for a 4-day

Use it when big bass: Are hunting snakes in summer shallow water Want a large meal before spawning Are feeding up before winter Are holding along weed edges, pads, or timber The rigged version excels when you want a throw-and-go optionno rigging required

The Z-Man Chatterbait is the OG of vibrating jigs, with the premium model being the Evergreen Jack Hammer

This type of lure is indispensable in summer or during low-water periods, when the water is low, clear and the current weak

"Bass move into the middle of them to suspend when the water drops into the mid to low 40s, usually close to a big school of baitfish." Jim idles his boat down the middle of a tributary, stopping when he spots a big ball of suspended shad on his graph