The belly features 'chines' that make 'walking the frog' easy in open water, and it's just the right weight for pulling over slop or through the pads for big bass
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I only used fixed spool (otherwise known as spinning) reels and they really were budget items with poor drag performance and not a single bearing anywhere to be seen
Paddletails Feel free to stress over the color, because in this case it matters
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