Step 5: Customize Your Components for Comfort and Performance One of the biggest advantages of a custom rod is choosing the exact components that enhance your fishing experience
In ice rods, as with open-water equipment, you generally get what you pay for in terms of weight and sensitivity and quality of guides
The Swimming Mullet is available in sizes as small as 3 inches, which is similar to what I see in the water, and if I want to get super technical about it, Gulp even makes a Minnow that come in 1, 2-1/2, and 3 inches that mimics some of the small killies almost identically
Its standout feature is the T-Wing System (TWS), a widened line guide that opens during casting to reduce friction on the initial spool release, then narrows again for controlled line lay on the retrieve a mechanical trick that meaningfully reduces backlash on awkward casts into wind
The striper bite is at night on live eels and floating sand fleas