Large dials are easy to use and function like your cooktop at home, but unfortunately, that also means a hefty weight: The powder-coated assembly tips the scales at 30 pounds 8 ounces
The feeding windows, the locations, the lure choices, and the retrieve adjustments all follow the same biological logic: pike feed when conditions make feeding efficient, and in summer, those conditions consistently arrive after dark
Therefore, action-generating crankbaits tend to be a solid option for many anglers in the summer months, while spoons and jigs are more prevalent in the cooler months
If anything, crankbaits probably got more play than expected, and some pros definitely saw success fishing them around grass edges and over the top places where youd expect to see a swim jig or vibrating jig do most of the work
Steelhead are tough, hard-fighting fish
The downside of the Kelty Cosmic Down is, in our experience, the comfort rating is overstated