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Freshwater LRF & Perch: Its 160g weight makes it a dream for long days on the canal or river, providing the sensitivity needed to feel every pluck on a soft plastic

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Here it's photographed half way out, but originally barely a couple of millimetres of it were exposed

The fact it holds a massive amount of line on the spool certainly helped me combat some of the deeper venues, where it can take up to eight minutes for your baited rig to reach bottom