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On forward facing sonar, a fish looks like a fish, you can even see it swimming and striking the lure

This is basically taking out any element of potentially spooking these fish, and also allows you to have a bit more strength boatside to control the fish for the net as you have a few turns of your leader, that is heavier than your main line on the reel

Hook them through the nose so they swim freely

Drop shot weight I like to remove the front hook and replace it with a 1/32 or 1/16-ounce lead drop shot weight, Murphy said

The Daiwa Coastal Inshore CFILT40F701MHFS is a versatile and durable fishing rod and reel combo designed to meet the demands of both freshwater and saltwater anglers