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If youve got rods and reels now, use what you have and make it work but use this as a guide for the future to make the best decisions and assure you have the right gear

Featuring a rod engineered using Abus innovative Powerlux 100 resin system, the Veritas Casting Combo delivers a 15% stronger and 5% lighter setup while remaining well-balanced

You want a reel that is simple and durable

There are quite a few variations on centrifugal brakes - some including springs so that zero braking is applied until a certain, higher rotational speed is reached (or after the spool drops back down to low speed)

Well, weve done it

Its admittedly not my favorite thing in the world to do but having this particular reel in my hands has made it pretty awesome