baitcasting reel with line counter Daiwa Lexa-LC 6.3:1 Left Hand Baitcast Fishing w/Paddle Handle -LEXA-LC100HL : Sports & Outdoors DAIWAs Line counter reels can be seen on many of the charter boats that ply the Great Lakes and the Pacific Northwest Okuma Convector Linecounter Baitcast Reel

Best All-Around Fluorocarbon: Trilene 100% Fluorocarbon Pros Remarkably affordable Highly abrasion resistant Consistent strengths and diameters Cons A little more memory than some premium lines Key Features 6- to 20-pound test 110, 200, and 2,000 yard spool sizes Nearly invisible Id guess that more professional anglers use Trilene 100 percent Fluorocarbon than any other single fluoro

And its true that spinning reels by their nature tend to create line twist, especially when an inexperienced angler attempts to reel against the drag

These fish are notoriously moody, and sometimes a loud, obnoxious surface disturbance is the only way to force a reaction strike when they arent actively feeding

We dont catch a whole lot of bass with this lure, but all the smallmouth bass we do catch with it have been big ones, so we keep throwing it out there