Natural and imitation colors are among my first choices, but when the waters are really chewed up, I sometimes use flashy colors to be visible to the carnivores
Your reel has the correct DAM handle,I have a DAM 700B and a DAM 800 both new in the box the 700B is silver with a silver handle with red paddles or option handle being counterbalanced with one red paddle also silver, My DAM 800 is black with a black counterbalanced handle with red paddle and a option black handle with 2 red paddles
Topwater fishing is the art of throwing floating lures that get worked across the surface of the water to imitate injured or fleeing prey, triggering exhilarating bites that are amazing to watch, result in drag-pulling fights, and will have you tying on a topwater every chance you get
An ideal protective box should be transparent to easily see through and appreciate the fly, lightweight, robust, easy to open and to re-close multiple times without breaking apart, not too thin to squeeze the fly and neither too thick to leave too much gap inside
Adjust your drag, making sure you know how rotating the drag knob corresponds to a change in drag resistance