balance beam fishing rod holders PLUSINNO for Bank – Plusinno The PowerLock fishing rod holder is the ultimate heavy duty rod holder for serious catfish anglers Rod Balancer

What happens with the bass is they come up to the surface to check it out and it just snags them on the way....at least with the big version

Drag is increased by pulling the spool tighter against the cork, thus increasing the friction

I'll see in a few if removing them changes casting

But sometimes, as you pull on this first loop, another loop will develop a sharp point to it and you have to pull on that loop to get the first loop freed up

Spincast reels in the 3.0:1 to 4.0:1 gear ratio range are great for bait fishing or slow-moving bass tactics such as worm or jig fishing, and the reels with a 5.1:1 gear ratio can handle most bass fishing applications except are too slow for high-speed techniques such as buzzing a buzzbait, waking a spinnerbait, or burning square-bill crankbaits.