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Modern carbon makes this long but accurate rod sublime for rivers, & dry flies on still waters

and othertimes, the smaller fish will bring in the big boys who hate being cheated out of a free meal

Of course, you can definitely land a fish without a net Ive caught thousands of fish this way, but once I learned to appreciate a fly fishing net, I always have one handy unless Im backpacking where weight is a premium concern

You should be able to freely take line with your hand

And the scary thing is, as time goes on, its only going to get more crowded as wave after wave of new smallmouths enter the area and begin wedging between the others until theyre, well, stacked like smallmouths in fall