For this guide: I tested 15 reels (and 21 rods for the companion guide to this one) in the respective places for which they were designed, using them on beaches, rocks, boats, and riverbanks spanning from tiny Catskill-mountain streams to New York Citys East River, and from New Zealand river mouths to Caribbean grass flats
Hopefully, much more to come on this momentous event later, as she kicks her press junket into high gear, but why not pick up the book now and say you beat the masses to this gem
But I was like, I was, you know, I was good
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For the sake of a true head-to-head test, I also spent time swapping the reels between one rod, a Fenwick HMG 72 medium heavy with a moderate fast tip, to make sure I gave them a fair shake