9wt vs 10wt vs 12wt fly reel mean Maxcatch Sparta Fully Sealed Lightweight Expert Fly Fishing Reel(3/5wt, 5/7wt, 7/9wt, 8/10wt) (Ice Blue, 7/9wt) : Sports & Outdoors Frigate 10wt Fly Rod |

Step-by-step: Cast to a hard bottom, rock, or sparse grass edge

When the striped bass are in a feeding frenzy, and bait is flying out of the water, a topwater lure with exaggerated action and noise gets a crazed stripers attention

The Centric got the nod in the end because it took less energy for me to cast accurately and mend at distance perhaps because the Centrics taper is better suited to my casting stroke

Larger reels are suitable for larger fish and heavier lines

You might take it away just before he takes a big bite. I had no idea that she was giving me a lesson in patience, an important aspect of fishing to be used the rest of my life