Im sure it will play well on your favorite clear-water smallmouth fisheries, too
Yes, there are rival species that fight as well or have their own unique blend of colours, however, as a total package, the Brookie is hard to beat
The Loomis GCX is a flat-out pleasure to fish, with its only downside being that its a one-piece rod, so I cant fit it in a backpack or suitcase, or else Id bring it everywhere I go
Even the hook eyes are exposed in this photo, and the bait elastic is bound tightly around the trace and end piece of the occy leg
Similarly, along many coastal areas when finger mullet begin their migration and push through inlets in large numbers during the fall, live mullet can become very tough to top