reel shimano 2000 STRADIC FM COMPACT 2000HG Spin – Compleat Angler Australia Shimano Ix 2000 R (Rear Drag) Spinning Fishing Reel Another of Shimanos entry level spin reels Shimano Stradic 2000 FG Spinning

Weve spent hundreds of hours over the past decade testing spinning rods (and reels) for casual anglers on reasonable budgets, and right now our favorite all-around rod for most people is the Ugly Stik Carbon Inshore Spinning Rod

I got on the Itty Bit Slab HuntR years ago for crappie when downsizing to smaller baits gets you more bites (cold waters, high pressure)

order up a set of drag washers and some of cal's drag washer grease

I was happy to see that Hatch fixed the issue of water occasionally getting into the Finatics sealed drag hub

Later in the day, I was just running points with rock and clay in that 8- to 12-foot zone. 7