daiwa black gold bg spinning reel Saltwater 3500 - 5.7:1 Gear Ratio - 6+1 Bearings - 38.50" Retrieve Rate - 17.60 lb Max Drag the AIRDRIVE ROTOR and solid wire AIRDRIVE BAIL serve to eliminate any rotational wobble or vibration and give the angler lightening fast control of the retrieve Daiwa Saltwater Spinning Reel, Black/gold

Laydowns If youre fishing a public lake or pond from shore, you need to differentiate your presentation from other anglers because the bass are probably pressured

It wasnt critical when I won the 2010 Classic on Lay Lake with a Red Eye Shad, and there was actually still a thin layer of ice on some of the backwaters when we started The key is to fish it near the bottom at this time of year by dragging or short hopping it, rather than burning it higher in the water column, like you would in much warmer water

Always inspect the actual line capacity , the reel spool size, and the drag rating

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