american hero fishing rod and reel Lew's Camo Spinning Combo, 6-Foot 2-Piece Medium Power Fast Action IM7 Graphite Rod, Size 200 Reel, Interchangeable Retrieve, Camo/Black : Sports & Outdoors The lightweight skeletal graphite rotor design of the 4 bearing (3 ball bearings and a Zero Reverse one way clutch bearing) Speed Spin reel cuts out weight in all the right places Lew's WG2066M-2 American Hero We

I was trying the Japanese "Zero" subniche of keiryu fishing, which uses a very small hook, very light line, very little weight and a very soft rod in an attempt to add as close to nothing (zero) to the bait and achieve a perfectly natural drift

Also, thanks to its large head, it has incredible balance, always leaving itself in an excellent position to be bitten by a trophy bass

If he catches blueback herring, a baitfish that is becoming more and more common on West Point, he uses them both ways, too

I also like a slightly larger reel because it allows you to hold more line and make longer casts than with a smaller sized spool