It is a lightweight reel with a large arbor spool, and it has a sealed conical drag system
At the same spot, the current can be extreme at one tide phase (e.g., 1-2 hours after high tide) and calm at another (e.g., slack low tide)
Obviously, lures with inherent action such as curly tail worms, creature baits with flapping claws, soft swimbaits lend themselves to this method
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The new Spiral X and Hi-Power X construction provides blanks that are up to 10% lighter than the already lightweight NRX blanks, and yet they are more durable due to increased resistance to blank ovalization
Soft baits like shellfish, crayfish or pilchard can be bound to the hook with bait elastic or sewing cotton to make the bait more robust