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Preparations for my recent jaunt to South Africa flagged the need for strong reels that could handle big fish and long casting with big old lumps of bait

But if youve ever been tent-bound in a storm before, you know: The walls can start closing in quickly

Bass and walleyes were obvious obsessions, but I loved catching panfish and salmon, too as well as about anything that would bite

If you fish primarly shallow water and just need to know depth to avoid danger, then a bare bones fish finder might make sense

The reel's body, side-plate, and rotor are also aluminum (die-cast), and the spool has a knurled band on the arbor to prevent braid from slipping around it - a common problem on some reels