I was weaned on wire back in the 60's by my dad and have put 1,000's of fish in the boat with wire and a "smiling bill no alibi" jig & pork over the years. It is probably one of the most effective controlled depth, strong current methods of lure presentation. You can try Bob S's aka got stripers (hey Bob rmember the old MA BASS Fed. days?) vertical jigging, or yo yoing like the RI guys but wire will produce when other methods won't. Sissy fishing?..try 300 ft. of wire jigging all day; for novices?...ever try undoing a backlash of wire; sporting?...I'm with Ron on this..the hit of a big fish will rip your arms off. Too each his own but my guess is that those who don't like wire haven't given it as chance!
Homerun - You need a quality rod w/ carboly or silicone nitrate guides-I like an aftco roller tip ; the preferred reel is a Penn 113 but I like the Jigmaster; mark your wire in 50 ft. sections with dacron secured with albright knots or try spro swivels or buy the premarked wire and hit the rips.
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