beacon fly reel Rod Package Gunmetal Grey frame Orange drag housing and knob Fully machined aluminum frame Large arbor for faster line pick up 100% sealed carbon disc drag Easily converts from left to right hand retrieve Neoprene reel cover included Streamlight Ultra II Large Arbor

There is no friction washer installed which is typical for this model

Over the years, Shimano scaled it down to inshore and freshwater models too

I know, thats dead obvious, but getting the winding hand off the reel quickly when a fish starts to run is a skill new anglers struggle with

Anywhere there are mayflies (which is pretty much anywhere), you can catch fish with Pheasant Tails, Hares Ears, or Prince Nymphs

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TackleTour Exclusive: On the Water with the New G.Loomis Conquest Rod Series (continued) A Deep Dive into the Conquest: Prior to the introduction of the new G.Loomis Conquest rods at this years ICAST 2017 show we had the opportunity to not just check out but fish the new Shimano Conquest rods with none other than Shimano representative Dan Thorburn, who is perhaps known better as Bantam1 on the TT Forum