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Note the star drag does not have the chrome skirt

Simultaneously, the bass guys in Japan were looking for a way to present finesse lures to bass around cover in ultra clear waters and have a fighting chance of luring the fish out with gear that could not only handle the tiny lures, precision casts, but also the fight of bigger bass

For most folks, however, it probably comes down to how they fish, what they plan to fish with and for and where they plan to fish for them

This was only noticeable on medium-large swimbaits, however

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