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One sign of a nearby bass is what McMurtury calls a smoke ball bass stirring up the bottom in shallow water, moving about under the grass

Sure, someone is going to say "but you can get a Pflueger President for $10.00 more"

This reel has just about everything the higher-end models have

Bass tend to strike when you pause the lure

Especially with the 3"-4.25" sizes...you can just pop that thing in place, you can really kind of teeter-totter it right above the fish's head and wait for it to react, then maybe let it coast down past 'em to the bottom." Might be a walleye bait but IF the hook is right, definitely could be a bassin' bait too...or maybe Berkley has a bass-specific version coming