7 ft all star classic baitcast rod Level NGX Series Casting - Cork Handles Exquisite Sensitivity and Strength Lew's Hank Parker Casting Speed

You could take the flipping switch off and keep it a conventional style reel, but I love a flipping switch

Theres no jerkiness, or what some in the biz might call startup inertia, that plagues other reels with too tight of a drag too early in the fight

It also enables me to bring a rod and reel or the occasions when I travel for a non-fishing purpose but might be able to sneak away to make a few casts

Lead is poured around a stout jig-hook with an angled eye, resulting in a compact head and collar

This presentation stands in stark contrast to smaller finesse presentations such as Deadly Dicks and epoxy jigs typically associated with fooling albies and only served to build my confidence in the method