Anglers who spent their time on rivers or tidal waters know this fact well. You need a big boat, a 150 horsepower motor and a lot of electronic equipment to catch bass today. Large, fast boats give us the ability to move about rapidly and fish a lot of water-and we do so. The problem is, consequently, that we fail to thoroughly work any of it and wind up bypassing most of the fish. When the motor is running, the lures are in the boat.
Dry lures catch few fish.
When we say decent equipment, we really mean reliable and properly suited to the task. It doesn't have to be costly to be good quality, so choose wisely. It should be the best you can obtain. Your only link to that trophy of a lifetime will be that piece of string. Proper lure selection guidance can fill a book all its own.