Tharp Talks Braid for Props

Posted by admin on August 18, 2011

After reading about Forrest Wood Cup runner-up Randall Tharp's prop-bait pattern in Wednesday's top story, BassFan Jonathan Edwards of Tennessee submitted the following questions:"Randall Tharp threw a prop bait on 30-pound braid with a 6-foot co-polymer leader. I wonder why? Prop baits are notorious for the line wrapping on the front blade. Does this setup minimize this? I assume the clear water prohibited tying directly to braid, but it seems like a knot 6 feet from the bait would be difficult to cast on a 6 1/2-foot rod. What about it, Randall?" >>> read more