12'6 st.croix rod St. Croix Bass X Spinning – Feathers & Antlers Outdoors A timeless American made classic that has reliably served anglers for decades Victory

Plenty I'll bet, but with a Collapsible Fishing Rod to hand you'll never have to say it again

This yields a capacity of roughly 270 litres (71 US gallons), but more important than the number is the footprint: a wide, elongated base allows the fish to spread out, break line of sight, and diffuse aggression

But wide gaps are also more likely to bend or snap under a heavy load

Body and rotor are both lightweight, while the spool and handle are aluminium, which lifts the whole thing above the plastic-everything reels it competes with

The optimal price of a reel (or rod, for that matter) is, as fishing author John Skinner put it, when you dont have to worry about breaking it. At the sub-$100 level, we simply didnt find anything worth your money