“The only way to gain confidence in your spinning rod setup is to catch as many fish as possible with it,” Lee said. Once you have the appropriate equipment, you need to practice. Lee insists your fishing line will break at your lure knot long before these leader knots will fail if tied correctly. Lee relies on one of two knots when tying braid to fluorocarbon: The Alberto knot and the FG knot. Lee advises it’s equally necessary to learn a strong knot to connect your braided line to your fluorocarbon leader and practice your knot tying until it’s perfected. Using braid on your spinning reel is truly a no-brainer, you’ve got to get comfortable with it.” “Braided line handles big fish better, casts farther, has a lot less line twist on a spinning rod and will save you money. “If there’s one tip I could give to make you a better angler with a spinning rod it is to use braid for your main line,” Lee said. Lee believes having a reel with a smooth drag and spooling it with braided fishing line is paramount. Still, after every five to 10 casts he checks to ensure the drag is set to have ample resistance, but is loose enough to feed line to a fish making a hard run. Lee has caught countless fish using his Quantum spinning reels and trusts their drag systems whole-heartedly. With your reel, you have to understand and be comfortable with how its drag performs when a big bass makes a strong run. The rod needs to have enough tip to not rip a small diameter hook out of a fish’s mouth, but enough backbone to make solid hook sets and long casts. For an all-purpose finesse fishing setup that’ll handle large fish, Lee suggests a 7-foot, medium-heavy rod with a 2500 to 3500 (mid-sized) spinning reel. Using the proper equipment is always important, but the right rod and reel setup becomes more critical when targeting big bass with light line. It can be a tool for almost any scenario.” Equipment is important A small bait on light line is less intrusive than a large, bulky bait and will get you more bites in an area if you know there are bass present.
“It doesn’t necessarily matter what the water clarity is. “Light line and a spinning rod is equally effective whether you’re talking about Lake Guntersville, the Sabine River or the St. Lee relies on his spinning rod setup no matter the species he is fishing for in all kinds of water clarity. Lots of anglers know a finesse set up is imperative when fishing for smallmouth or spotted bass in clear water, but they fail to recognize its efficacy in other scenarios. Sure he is probably thinking about loading his plate with big steaks or fried chicken, but it’s not like he’ll turn his nose up at a French fry or potato chip! Bass are the same way if you put a small bait in front of a big fish I promise you they’ll gladly eat it.” “Just think of a big dude heading to pig out at his favorite buffet. “You can absolutely catch a 10-pound bass with a 3-inch worm,” Lee said. This is especially accurate if you’re faced with tough fishing conditions or a highly pressured fishery. It’s absolutely true a drop shot, shaky head and other finesse presentations typically thrown on a spinning rod catch numbers of small bass, but these presentations are just as likely to catch big bass, too. Lee recently set the all-time weight record for smallmouth bass in a Bassmaster tournament when he caught a five fish-limit weighing 27 pounds and 12 ounces and he caught them all on a spinning rod.įishing across the country has taught Lee the intricacies of catching big fish with light line and he recently offered some insight that will make you more confident with a spinning rod. He has the utmost confidence in using his finesse tackle to catch sizable bass and the results prove it.
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