350 tackle box Plano 3500 EDGE Stowaway crankbaits and terminal tackle. Evolution Drift Series 3500 Colored

Even though I rinse after each trip, the guides on my older Ugly Stik Select and my older Ugly Stik Lite Pro got rusty after a few years and I retired them last year

Good long casts, TONS of power on the retrieve, no issues with bird nests after a little tweaking of the tension knob, and it picks up line fast enough to be able to work glide and jerk baits properly without taking too long to get slack out

For a more experienced baitcast user, the beautiful thing about a 7:1 gear ratio is that you can manually decrease your retrieval speed

Grips made from a comfortable cork, EVA, and shrink tube combination make the Penn Battle IV Spinning 2-Piece Combo an ergonomic package that has the guts and drag to stand up to the toughest challenges on the water

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