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Meindl seeks to remedy this with a unique memory foam liner in its MFS-Vakuum Hiker ($380)

The reel's body, side-plate, and rotor are also aluminum (die-cast), and the spool has a knurled band on the arbor to prevent braid from slipping around it - a common problem on some reels

Preparations for my recent jaunt to South Africa flagged the need for strong reels that could handle big fish and long casting with big old lumps of bait

Shorter models (6 feet, 10 inches to 7 feet) make it easier to work the rod tip without fatigue and to roll-cast into tight quarters

Sneaky pete on the other hand was capable of catching the same large caliber stripers

Whether that lure is making a bloop, swish, chug, rattle or plop, few things in fishing or life beat the thrill and excitement of a topwater explosion.