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Its priced at $99.95 and it has the same feel and characteristics of much more expensive rods

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But its also very applicable to topwater fishing where you need to draw tight quickly after a splash or even just dragging a worm or a jig around out deep where you may pull a ton of slack into your line with your rod and then have to wind up quick to get a good hookset

Crafted on the smaller footprint of our 100 frame, the Salty Hundo still packs a punch with its gunmetal grey anodized aluminum body, now reinforced with an upgraded brass internal gear set and stainless steel components to boot

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