stkbass

Here's my custom permanent marker colored punker.

I use a Gamy round bend size 1 bronze. Works great. It sits better and more streamlined when rigged compared to ST-36.

In general, Round reels: more line capacity, better casting distance IMO, and little better drag low-pro reels: easier to palm, lighter and less bulky It really depends on what baits you are throwing and what rod you are using. I use low-pro reels for lighter swimbaits (ie: 6" hudds) or baits that I need to work. (ie: topwater, wakebaits, walking baits). I pair those reels with rods up to 7'6". I usually use braid or 20lb mono or less for this setup. I like using round reels for heavier swimbaits ie: 8" hudds. I need more line capacity because I'm using 20-25lb mono. And I pair this up with longer rods 7'9" and over. These rods usually have a longer butt section so you can tuck the butt section under your arm and the round reel will feel comfortable. I don't need to palm round reels fishing this way.

I'm a nub at swimbaits. Never really got into them. No patience. But this year I finally caught a 3 1/2 lb bass in a 6" weedless hudd. Plan to do alot more swimbaiting this coming year.