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Ignoring Maintenance Even closed face reels need some care

The Chronarch MGL is at the top of medium price-range

I've had trout grab them near the end of the retrieve, with only a few feet of line still beyond the rod tip - and then start jumping

Because plugs create a lot of resistance in the water as you retrieve, its important to choose lower weights than your rods maximum casting weight

If they have anything at all, the other nymphing reels out there have fiddly weights that you have to put on and take offoften requiring disassembly of the reel

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