daiwa black label v2 fishing rods 21 Travel C61XXH-5/SB Bass Rod, Casting, Heavy Power, 1.85m (5.9ft), 16 Pieces, Graphite/Carbon Fiber, Black : Sports & Outdoors This long powerful versatile rod for big lakes features a H Daiwa Black Label Series Rods

The star drag is the star-shaped wheel located behind the reel handle

Its truly a matter of personal preference

Some prefer an FG knot if they want the neatest connection for extended casts

Elijah McLaughlin Ensemble III For Chicago fingerstyle guitarist Elijah McLaughlins third release he moved to one of my favorite jazz labels Astral Spirits

below: The latest current crop of such reels have incredibly light stock spools and two interesting choices you can check out via my affiliate links below include the Soloking Acura (which has options for different gear rations and also an option to include a slightly deeper spare spool along with the BFS spool) and also the Tsurinoya Genius - these look set to take over where the DWU and BKII blazed a trail: Soloking Acura Tsurinoya Elf (lower gear) Genius (higher gear) With the side-plate static (though still adjustable) MagTrax style and the true, dynamic, FTB-style described