Control hooks were 4.5 mm diameter round wire, 42.0 mm minimum width, 21.5 mm gape, 10 offset circle hooks with a ring
Pike Fishing Braid For the flexibility of either float fishing or legered deadbait applications, a neutral buoyancy braid (for instance 65-lb Power Pro ) will be a dependable choice
I think Daiwa and Shimano have achieved the highest level of strength and durability for their gears and I don't doubt that in the next generation of Stellas they are going to use the same gears that are in the SW now
The fish are going to be more shallow than you think they are, so I try to range my depth from 6 to 12 feet. Roy prefers a 7-foot or 7-foot-6 medium rod, a 6:1 reel spooled with 12-pound Seaguar AbrazX fluorocarbon for his winter cranking
We will still compare other spec's between reels like price point, amount of drag, and number of bearings but these are secondary to the two main requirements