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After a 20-minute run through the bayou we were back at the lodge for a Cajun lunch of crawfish etouffee

Fly line care What we forget or perhaps don't feel like doing is cleaning the fly lines

This includes shallow water straylining when fish are soft on the bite, or lure fishing as lures are usually moving when the fish strikes and you have a high chance of mouth hooking your fish KEY THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN FISHING WITH J STYLE/SUICIDE HOOKS Ensure the point and barb of the hook are visible once youve added your bait Fish with the reel in free spool, as this allows the fish to swim off with the bait Strike (pull up the rod sharply) to set the hook A slightly stiffer rod is useful when fishing with J style hooks as the strike is more dramatic and more likely to set the hook If a fish swallows a J style hook, its mortality rate (or chance of a safe and healthy release) diminishes considerably, as the exposed point of the hook will often embed itself in the fishs throat when being pulled out OFFSET HOOKS An offset hook is when the hook point is turned out slightly from the eye and shank of the hook

The drag in this reel is so bad that I couldnt use the reel

Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product The laces on the Boa dials are very long and have the potential to get tangled but thats a very minor gripe

Temperature also affects performance