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A monofilament leader keeps your line from sinking into the water, making it much easier to work a topwater lure properly

This allows the angler to carry a second rod without it interfering with the rod and reel that is currently being used

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To fix this, anglers can bend the hook points up just a little, to where they have a better chance to catch a bass lip when the fish chomps down on the bait

Dave Hise, of Hickory, North Carolina, came up with the Squirmy Wormy, a version of the San Juan Worm tied using a silicon tentacle from the kids toy Puffer Ball, and now you can buy Squirmy Wormy material, and even the fly itself, also known as a Gummy Worm, at many fly shops