The highly specialised fast action long casting Distance Feeder comes in three versions

Croix Trout Series Models TFS410ULF 410, UL power, F action spinning / Retail $115 TFS54ULF 54, UL power, F action spinning / Retail $125 TFS56ULF2 56, UL power, F action, 2-piece spinning / Retail $135 TFS510LF* 510, L power, F action spinning / Retail $135 TFS60ULF2 60, UL power, F action, 2-piece spinning / Retail $145 TFS64LF2 64, L power, F action, 2-piece spinning / Retail $145 TFS66LF2* 66, L power, F action, 2-piece spinning / Retail $145 TFS66MLXF2* 66, ML power, XF action, 2-piece spinning / Retail $145 TFS66MLXF3* 66, ML power, XF action, 3-piece spinning / Retail $170 TFS66MLF2* 66, ML power, F action, 2-piece spinning / Retail $145 TFS69MLXF2* 69, ML power, XF action, 2-piece spinning / Retail $145 TFS70LXF2 70, L power, XF action, 2-piece spinning / Retail $155 TFS73MLXF3* 73, ML power, XF action, 3-piece spinning / Retail $180 TFS70MXF2* 70, M power, XF action, 2-piece spinning / Retail $155 *All-new model Two NEW St
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You can tie the neatest fly imaginable, but if the hook bends or fails when you finally hook a fish, everything else is irrelevant
A single 6 foot length of 2 inch diameter PVC pipe will make two 3 foot long sand spikes
Consider tungsten for finesse jigs and any jig that you plan to drag on bottom