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Consult your reels schematic or reputable reel parts suppliers

The Root Beer or New Penny colored 3-inch shrimp will trick some tough smallies up here in the Midwest

I usually keep a couple of rods on my deck with two different types of topwater lures and a rod with a subsurface lure such as a Fluke or wake bait

But, I really like the added stretch for when youre trying to set the hook on and fight big corbina and spotfin in the shallow water

We also recommend that you assemble your grip on a steel mandrel and utilize a cork clamp to compress the rings and minimize the glue line created by the layer of epoxy in between each cork ring