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I use a light jig to hop up and over rocky points, and I also love dragging a big heavy jig to shake things up

And I know that for lots of people a $200 dollar combo is a tall order, but its a good starting point for gear that should give you many seasons of trouble free fishing and offer a great cost-to-performance ratio

Soft plastic frogs such as the Zoom Horney Toads and Frog Factory Ribet Frog (old Stanley Ribet Frog) are Texas exposed with a single wide bend hook and will hook and hold bass better

Weedguard Even a jig with the perfect hook can see its landing percentage substantially reduced if the weedguard prevents it from sinking in properly