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Best Bargain: H2OX Mettle 7 foot MH Pros Incredible value Comfortable handle and reel seat Handles a wide range of lures and lure weights Cons Not the most sensitive rod Key Features 7 feet Medium-heavy power -3/4 ounce lures Split grip cork handle My wife grabbed this rod from me early in the testing process and started whacking bass on soft swimbaits it was sensitive enough that she could feel the bite, but also fairly forgiving, which meant that she couldnt pull the lure away from them

Taking that notion a step farther, the Yamamoto Fat Ika combines a bulkier grub body with a skirted bottom for a heavy tube hybrid

It automatically flips off whenever the fisherman touches the spool-crank and the front drag then steps in at that moment and incorporates its setting into the fight

At Alpha, we like to use S2-Glass on moving baits with treble-hooks for the higher landing percentages