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For Great Lakes waters the author recommends a number 2 size hook, but when fishing inland waters or places where weeds are an issue, a smaller number 4 octopus hook is a good choice

Ive modified the rig a little over the years, but it still largely remains the same as that first standard trout nymph rig, only with a longer leader and a baitfish fly pattern tied on a jig hook, not a trout nymph

Being that this reel was built for durability, it should require only the bare minimum of maintenance of its lifetime

You can always compensate for a drag being too loose by simply tightening it up a bit when you hook that monster catfish of a lifetime, about 1/4 turn at a time