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Spincast reels in the 3.0:1 to 4.0:1 gear ratio range are great for bait fishing or slow-moving bass tactics such as worm or jig fishing, and the reels with a 5.1:1 gear ratio can handle most bass fishing applications except are too slow for high-speed techniques such as buzzing a buzzbait, waking a spinnerbait, or burning square-bill crankbaits.

The flapper-style trailers, such as the Strike King Rage Craw or Menace and Zooms Speed Craw or Z-Craw, are go-tos for working swim jigs sub-surface

It really shines, as Ive thrown this reel with both fluorocarbon and braid without issues

As its name suggests, the Rat-L-Trap rattles underwater, making a lot of noise that attracts patrolling predators and territorial fish