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Some reel spools will come with rubber inlays, rivets or other options to act as the sticking buffer so the fishing line sticks to spool

The Youtube channel has plenty of information for fishing for both striped bass and summer flounder (fluke) with bucktail jigs

The coating allows the line to freely leave the reel for longer casts

I joined a Federation bass club that fall, but did not buy my first used bass boat until November of 1996, and continued to fish tournaments as a non-boater through 1997