bamboo fishing pole with 2 eyelids Lyle Dickerson Model 7613 Rod 7'6" 2/2 #5 and two tip sections in a 3 wt Saltwater Master's Collection Custom Bamboo

I find snapping on a weight is a pain, and that a thin line is less comfortable to pull

Croixs original Premier Series PM80MHF, coupled with a metered line-counter reel like the Abu Garcia LC6500 series

Theres no jerkiness, or what some in the biz might call startup inertia, that plagues other reels with too tight of a drag too early in the fight

Portable and dependable, the Snapper folds easily for transport and storage, making it an excellent tool for serious hardwater anglers

KastKing: KastKing first began manufacturing fishing reels in 2014 and is currently headquartered in the United States in Lewisville, Texas

And thats a far cry from anything worth complaining about when I start thinking about what my boys in Michigan, New York and Idaho are having to endure