I'm one of the guys who occasionally uses a long rod. I think there's nothing
better than spending a hot summer afternoon floating waist deep in an innertube
and casting #2 deerhair poppers for bass. I sometimes add a small black gnat
or other wet fly as a dropper for bluegill. (Sometimes you get your biggest
fish on the dropper -- I once caught a 7 pound channel cat on a #12 dropper.)

I never liked streamers much, but I will occasionally toss small plastic worms
rigged either wacky or weedless. They're hell to cast and I'm sure all purists
turn up their noses at such blasphemy, but I'm in the sport for fun and frankly
don't give a hoot about the purists.

I have used small streamers to catch tons of white bass when they're on their
spring-time spawning runs. I like to tie them so the hook rides up, like a
jig. Best colors for me have been black & chartreuse, or blue & white. Best
materials are marabou tail with chenille body. Size 6 or 4.

Some guys use extrafast sinking lines to get deep water bass . Not me -- if
they won't hit close to the surface, I change to a baitcaster. Like I say --
I'm no purist.

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