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Tackle marketing wants you to believe the expensive stuff catches more fish. Often it just catches more fishermen. Here’s what actually works on a budget.
- A basic soft plastic worm, Texas-rigged — boring, deadly, nearly weedless.
- A simple spinnerbait for covering water fast and finding active fish.
- A cheap squarebill crankbait for banging structure in shallow water.
Spend your money on line you trust and time on the water. The fish don’t read price tags.
