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Hot tip: Ensure the terminal tackle is up to the task, some lures may require upgraded trebles and split rings to handle large angry barra

On to the rods and with a slogan like Grip It and Rip It, youd be forgiven for thinking that the TX Ultra-A is an out-and-out casting tool

Indeed, in these increasingly environmentally-conscious times, most anglers see it as totally unacceptable to kill a large and potentially endangered fish just so that it can be weighed to claim a record

Use crawfish-colored lipless crankbaits and target river channels, secondary points, and sunny banks in the early spring

I sacrifice success for the exhilaration of watching a striped bass attack my topwater lure

For more tips on fly fishing, check out the Fly Fishing Essentials, Part 1 and Fly Fishing Essentials, Part 2