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The Variable pool must be managed by everyone fishing it consists of two areas, ones that you control and ones that God controls

The Fathom 500 6+1 stainless steel bearing system ensures smooth operation, while the HT-100 drag system delivers reliable and consistent stopping power during intense fights

There are plenty of ways to spool line on the baitcasting reel by yourself: Take something cylindrical like a sharpie, pen, screwdriver or wacky rig tool, slip it through your spool of filler line and then hold that with your legs, knees, feet or toes

With a high gear ratio you can always slow down your retrieve, but I hate having to reel low gear ratio reels super fast to get a bait moving

Bass are fast and vicious predators so they can move quickly to take a bait and introduce slack