arcteryx vs patagonia duffel Black Hole 40L Made for extended and gear Editors' Choice 2018: Arc'teryx Rolling

What is a 5/6-weight fly rod used for

All in all, the Exos strikes us as a nice compromise

Best of all, the package deal tends to make spinning combos less expensive than buying a rod and reel separately

This Shimano Stradic 2500HG-FL is nice and light (233g loaded with braid, light but not too light, I do wonder if some spinning reels are almost too light these days and can make it tricky to match them up with some lure rods), its the same size as the slightly increased line capacity C3000HG-FL version but with a slightly smaller handle, the line lay was perfect out of the box, you can fill it right up without any worries about wind-knots, its as smooth as butter to fish with, the drag seems great although you know I am not really bothered about this for UK and Irish bass fishing, I like the little handle, and a 2500/3000 Shimano size spinning reel sits very nicely on the majority of lure rods I might fish with