best affordable 8wt fly reel 7/8wt - The Patriot w/ Line and blue Tropical Saltwater - Affordable Rod

The rods unique taper puts more power behind your cast and creates tighter loops, making longer casts more efficient

The thing with braid is if you get caught off guard and cant lower the rod or give line, its game over regardless of the size of hook

Plus, the combination of his love of fishing with his background in mechanical design principles such as turbulence and hydrodynamics, make his lures more effectively replicate a real life baitfish

For instance, if Im fishing a Texas rig in two feet of water with sporadic stumps, Ill likely stick with the 7-foot medium-heavy action

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Ive previously called it the OG for El Salto because of its long history of catching megas off the lakes deep structure