4500 fishing reel Penn Slammer III Spinning 100 carbon fiber brake discs are integrated Daiwa Eliminator Spinning 4500, 4

While Shimano and Daiwa dominate the reel conversation, they are not the only quality brands available

While the original Hundo is certainly saltwater rated and plenty capable in saline rich waters, the Salty Hundo is reengineered and built

If you fish for many hours, a lighter 3000 reel is easier on your arms

An immediate hookset results in the bass connecting with hook in the roof of the jaw, 99% of the time

We fell right into that, so to speak, growing up on Sam Rayburn and Toledo Bend lakes when they were covered in thick trees, and we each had our red reel with a few lures

Until very recently, I was still using a Watercradt job which I have had from new