Shimano's crafty engineers, armed with decades of experience, have built a baitcaster reel that's both versatile and reliable
It takes a little practice to be able to tell when a fish has taken it as opposed to the line just moving steadily out as the lure sinks, but with a little time you will see what it looks like when it is just sinking and know that if it does anything else it's a fish
The Tranx 200 is slightly larger (8.5 oz) with increased capacity, up to 190 yards of 30 lb braid, and the same 13 lb of drag, providing more versatility for heavier lures, deeper presentations, and a broader range of inshore applications
A good lipless crankbait reel, a good small casting jig reel and a whole lot more
Unweighted letting it sink to the bottom working it slowly off the bottom then let it sink again and repeat.