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Overview Reviews Product Description 4 stainless steel ball bearings + 1 roller bearing Carbon Matrix drag system Compact bent handle and star 6 pin centrifugal brake Synchronized level wind system Duragear 2 gear system The tradition continues

Joes original pattern was tied with the hook point down, but in recent years, he ties nearly all of his flies hook point up, making the fly nearly snag free and achieving what he believes are more solid hook ups

If I feel the lure contact a rock or tree, I further slow the retrieve to hug the bottom

plus smallmouth with this line from rocky bottom structure

P-Ion technology gives the floating line slickness, water repellency, color, and hydrophilic properties