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Once the water hits 70 degrees or higher it is prime time to throw a topwater

Lou keeps it simple and recommends fast-moving lures, including topwater baits, small hard jerkbaits and small soft-plastic jerkbaits and swimbaits

Instead, they are all tied with circle hooks. Bertolozzi also explains that in Florida, anglers have been moving to smaller hooks, particularly in applications where larger hooks were common, such as for sailfishing where the standard had been to use 7/0 hooks, now more anglers are using 6/0 and 5/0 hooks

The smaller sizes can be scaled down and fished with much more finesse

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