Bait Care & Tips
Recommended Swim bait rods and Line for Black Dog Baits.
Shell crackers/Punkers:
- Quantum Swimbait PTC QTC7117F
- Quantum Tommy Biffle 7′6″ PTC767FTB
- Quantum Swimbait Special Heavy 7′9″
Powell Rods
- Model 766 Mag Heavy X-Fast
- Model 735 medium heavy X-fast
- Model 765 CB/SBR
- 7′11″ Medium Heavy
Dobyns Rods
- Mag/ Topwater Swimbait rod
- Designed for Big Topwater baits such as the Punkers
Matt Newman Fig/Rig
This rod was used in the making of the Punker Video.
Fig/ Rig Swim Bait rod
- 7′6″ Medium 20-60 lb line
- 7′6″ Heavy 25-80 lb line
Line for Punkers and Shellcrackers
- Sufix 50- 65lb Braid for Punker and Punker Jr.
- Sufix 20-25lb mono for Shellcrackers
- Sufix 25 lb Camo Mono for Shellcrackers and Weedslingers





