Ill say this Rodney, with the lack of action the past couple days, Im really glad I picked up a cheapo 25 dollar spin rod! I have my 7 weight for when fish are actually here in numbers, which Im excited about, but 5-6 hours of straight casting with NOTHING would kill Fly Fishing for me.
Also I loaded my little spin reel with 10lb Suffix 832 braid, this stuff is AMAZING! I didnt put any backing on the reel (tape, mono, etc) so I may have to reline it, but this stuff CASTS FOR EVER! Its so thin, I honestly cant ever see going back to mono (for those once every 2 year occurances I fish gear
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