abu baitcaster reels Garcia Max 5 Low Profile Reel moulded oversized knobs for greater grip Abu Garcia MAX 4 Low

Note You may have to tighten your drag for this to work effectively, just be sure to return your drag to its original setting before casting

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Our recent look at the MIKEC76-6 introduced us to the Power Series

Evolve Custom Carbon Nut

There are plenty of options and KastKing makes a few fine ice reels that will make your hard water action this year a great one

Sometimes a constant retrieval by just reeling it in is successful, but I have had the most success with using a twitching retrieval