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Lubrication: Apply reel oil and grease to the moving parts, including the gears, bearings, and spool shaft

My big fish areas got trashed by the wind, they were right in the brunt of it. Spetz used Stealth Stixx rods for all his presentations

Any of the upper reaches of these systems should hold a good number of Bass

The handle is just that far away

The straightforward answer is that you want a strong & sensitive line that flies off the spool smoothly, avoiding tangles

While they will hit a frog too, especially if the fish are super aggressive and buried in cover, typically the popper works best and gives you a better chance of catching any of those fish that just swipe at the bait, which tends to happen as a shad spawn dies down later in the morning