deep drop fishing rod and reel Daiwa SEABG66XH-DDL Seaborg Dendoh custom design Sea Fishing Rod Electric Reels

Youll want as little slack as possible saltwater lines heavier, with less feedback, and currents are always pushing, which can disguise small bites

I cracked the tails of two eels to prevent them from knotting, pinched on half-ounce rubbercore sinkers and paid out the braid, handing off the conventional reels to my deckmates with the warning not to set the hooks on a strike but to feed a few feet of line out before engaging the controls

Tabrosky says that your reel can change from a right-hand retrieve to a left-hand retrieve by unscrewing the knob on the opposite side of your handle

My grandfather taught me this method during the shad runs, and we were often the only ones to reach our limit while others looked on in wonder

By: Pat Ogletree on Ever feel like hook sizes are written in some secret fishing code