Small packs have the advantage of being lightweight and sitting close to your body, so you can jog, scramble, and frolic without feeling weighed down
Its a minor feature, but when youre looking at a river all amped up to be fishing, anything that gives you an extra minute suddenly gains importance
The trampoline design, also known as tension-mesh suspension, has the frame supporting the pack, pushing it a few inches away from your back, which instead rests against the highly breathable mesh
At any rate, Daiwa is known to commit to their novelties, unlike Shimano who backed down from the parallel reel foot after a short stint, so I expect the DRD to stay and maybe even "trickle down" to cheaper models in the future, as they improve it significantly for future Saltigas
This presents a significant problem to most reel companies that what reel companies now recommend and design their reel on is a manual bail system
Thats where a Fluke is perfect