Thread: Hmmmm.... What lures should I use under a float in late March, early April

A light action rod over 6' is overkill IMO. 5'6" - 6' is more than enough to cast even a 1/64oz jig plus plastic a decent distance with the wind.

Side note: different body and tail designs can really make a difference as to whatever else annoys the fish to strike. For a few days I didn't gotten the fewer strikes using a round taper-tail like the Crappie Magnet has - which is one my subtle tail-quiver favorites.
So I switched to #1 lure labeled in the original post. Man did I get bit!! I can only guess that the zero body quiver and side-to-side darting, along with the bright flashes of metal flakes, really p.o.'d fish. Even some larger sunfish in deeper water that hit hard!

There is a time for subtle, but at other times an in-their-face approach gets bit whether sonically, visually or both. I calll it a tickle vs thump-the-senses approach to lure choice.