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Honorable Mentions: MagicTail, Joe Baggs, Andrus Best Daytime Surfcasting Lure: Savage Gear Panic Pencil Popper Pros Long casting Erratic surface thrashing entices fish, even in calm and clear water Cons Primarily a daytime lure Key Features Length: 5 and 6 inches Weight 1 and 2 ounces Thru-wire construction Two 4X treble hooks Wide array of colors A pencil popper is one of the longest casting lures in a surfcasters arsenal, but its real power is that it can pull fish to the surface even if theyre not actively feeding

Also, because they're mechanical, they need more maintenance

Long rods pick up more line on a hookset than shorter ones, allow you direct contact to the fish, and the leverage to move a big bass away from line-breaking cover

A lot of records are broken in the early prespawn period when bass are feeding up before the spawn