Yeah I didn't want to limit the discussion by being species specific....mb
In that case, size 2 Panther Martins. If you can't catch fish on them, you need to stay home.
+1 on the panthers…. And if you can find them get really small red devil spoons.
I used to run up the creeks off the Erie Canal in New York State and clobber tons of fish…. It was a blast, and you’d often find half grown pike and decent bass up those feeding on young fish.
