okuma aluminum reel X-Series Spinning Reels as well as a one ball bearing drive for smoothness and durability Okuma ROX 30 Spinning Reel,

That being said I've caught plenty of smallies in August though mostly in the 2 pound range using a wacky rig (with weight to stress your point.) That being said, the biggest smallies I've caught, 5 and 6 pounds, were trolling with diving jerks in August and early September and in surprisingly shallow waters

A high-end reel will be machined from solid bar stock aluminum and finished with an anodizing process, protecting it from scratches and corrosion

With its impeccable accuracy and stable loops, I think this is one of the best rods in the shootout for fishing straight up stream to a pod of rising fish on the MO at 40 feet

When we broke for a midday sandwich and coffee I admitted defeat and asked Tony if I could try his rod

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