shimano bait caster rod SLX Casting wrapped carbon tape forming X shapes on the rod blanks outermost layer Shimano TNCX80HB Technium Sturgeon Conventional

A smooth drag system is an important consideration when fishing with extremely light tippets or whenever large, powerful fish are the targeted quarry

The Ambie goes where you go lightweight, reversible (left or right configuration), and built for the way most anglers actually fish

The President GLX was a game-changer, as were Shakeys Superteam Competition and Power poles that followed some years later

While you can buy ready-made rigs, when you learn to tie your own you can have much more flexibility with what terminal tackle you use, and it's much more satisfying catching a fish on something you made yourself

about 259.7 feet msl