combo baitcasting Abu Garcia Max SX Baitcast bearing system with Zero Favorite Fishing Fire Stick Baitcasting

I don't expect it to cast like my ZPI Alcance or raced Daiwas, but I'm going to have fun with it

Chartreuse is good, too, but gets pecked at a lot by white bass and drum." He fishes these lures on a stiff 6 1/2-foot spinning rod with 6 to 8 pound mono and a 6-9 medium-heavy baitcaster with 12 to 15 pound line, the latter in heavily-stained water

Pay attention to the brake system and spool tension to avoid backlash

The treble-hooked bait requires a little different set of equipment and target locations

The two reels are in no way in the same league, but it's interesting to see how innovative features trickle down from high end products to affordable reels in a few years