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In rapid succession I landed a two-pound four-ounce brownie, a three-pound rainbow, two browns that must have been twins at four pounds 12 ounces each, and then another that went five pounds 15 ounces

Overall, we prefer the Salomon X Ultra 5 Mid GTX because it breathes better and is lighter

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It's a rear-weighted bait making it easier to cast and enabling it to sit in a position that as soon as you start your retrieve, it starts to walk and pitch water a foot and a half to three feet in front of the bait

Perhaps a bit flimsier than, say, YETIs Panga, that flexibility will also help it fit into tighter spots without losing any durability