okuma 55 reel Cold Water "A" Wire Line and the drag pressure to crank a running tuna to the boat. Okuma Convector CV 55 L

For bass fishing, you'll want to stick to reels in the 6000 to 7000 range

Loomis IMX-PRO V2 Fly Rod Ive been guiding with the G

VMC 9650 Round Bend Treble Hooks This VMC traditional round bend x-strong treble hook is forged from the finest high-carbon steel

A versatile rod, performing well with different casting strokes, although it preferred a shorter stroke to get the best from it, producing reasonably good tip recovery, too

To get there, I left Maumee and drove for an hour through pancake-flat northern Ohio, the roads cutting across fields of corn and soy, past old farmhouses with wrap-around porches and through the occasional one-stop-sign town