It gives you better contact with your fly, reduces the chance that youll hook bottom, and gives you more time to fish the fly effectively
The slip sinker allows the line to move freely in any direction, and the reels open bail allows the fish to take additional line

My thumbs are definitely sore. The top 20 pros in Group A after Day 1 on James River are: 1st: Jacob Wheeler, Harrison, Tenn., 33 bass, 78-8 2nd: Skeet Reese, Auburn, Calif., 21 bass, 47-9 3rd: Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn., 21 bass, 47-5 4th: Gerald Spohrer, Gonzales, La., 21 bass, 47-0 5th: Michael Neal, Dayton, Tenn., 21 bass, 46-6 6th: Justin Cooper, Zwolle, La., 22 bass, 45-3 7th: Bobby Lane, Lakeland, Fla., 20 bass, 45-0 8th: Matt Becker, Ten Mile, Tenn., 20 bass, 43-10 9th: Jeff Sprague, Wills Point, Texas, 21 bass, 41-9 10th: Keith Poche, Pike Road, Ala., 15 bass, 40-6 11th: Edwin Evers, Talala, Okla., 20 bass, 40-4 12th: Zack Birge, Blanchard, Okla., 15 bass, 39-6 13th: Adrian Avena, Vineland, N.J., 18 bass, 37-0 14th: Ott DeFoe, Blaine, Tenn., 17 bass, 34-10 15th: Andy Montgomery, Blacksburg, S.C., 14 bass, 33-5 16th: Marshall Robinson, Landrum, S.C., 14 bass, 33-1 17th: Jared Lintner, Covington, Ga., 15 bass, 31-1 18th: Cliff Crochet, Pierre Part, La., 13 bass, 30-9 19th: Todd Faircloth, Jasper, Texas, 13 bass, 29-7 20th: Grae Buck, Green Lane, Penn., 13 bass, 28-8 A complete list of results can be found at MajorLeagueFishing.com

"Because it's more buoyant than plastic, pork gives jigs and spinnerbaits a different action," says Thomas
Rod curvature : The flexible curvature of the fishing rod should be suitable for the types of fish you want to catch