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The Abu Garcia Black Max features a 4+1 stainless steel bearing system, which ensures smooth operation with every cast

Wash all parts and the inside of the reel

This can be helpful for those longer fish runs or even shorter trolling applications

I use everything from small picks to Q-Tips to clean them out, but as long as those grooved channels are clear and lightly oiled, your reel will perform much better. Since baitcaster side plates open up much more easily than those on a spinning reel, Marcotte also recommends adding oil to the ball bearings and the spool shaft

If you find youre getting slack in your line during the hookset or fight and thats causing you to lose fish, tighten your drag a little

When a cast is made with a spinning reel, the line looks like a double helix uncoiling itself off the spool as those coils are steadily corraled further up the rod