st croix fly rods 7 8 St. Connect 5-Weight Rod Outfit and ultra St. Croix Imperial USA Fly

In an era dominated by short release cycles and streaming algorithms, Tacklebox stands out as something far more organic

Can other rods bring you joy on the stream

Adopt this and youve got a float rig predominately designed for barbel on big powerful rivers but the devil is in the detail as often said and Im going to put afew details up that may or may not improve it further for people

I caught the majority of my fish the first two days on 10- to 15-foot rock piles with a drop-shot and crankbait, Benson said

You can actually cover more water relatively close to the boat or float/dock more efficiently with a long rod (I carry a 13 footer for this job)