5 foot medium two-piece ugly stik gx2 Fishing Rod and Spinning Reel Combo (All Models) Ugly Stik GX2 rods offer better balance for lighter feel Ugly Stik GX2 Three-Piece Travel

A smaller diameter line spool of an ABU 6500 sized reel geared in a ratio of around 6:1 will give a recovery rate of line between 725mm (25inch) and 975mm (30inch) for each turn of the handle

Explore the range of Bauer Fly Reels at The Fish Hawk and elevate your fishing experience.

How you do this will depend on your fly line

Or if theyre too busy in a hot bite, ask another angler whos been catching fish

Note how the reel on the right requires you to insert a rod into the drag system, where the Hardy (left) attaches the spool directly to top of the drag

In one knot strength trial, our 10-lb test managed to maintain its knot and its line integrity up to a mind-blowing 14 lbs 10 oz