Slightly slower action than the Sage and Echo better for shorter shots and beginners learning saltwater double-haul
You inspect the hook and Viol
Any topwater activity has been very sporadic with most folks who work deeper in the water column using some form of paddletail plastic, but as Bull MacKinnon has told me more than once, he still uses white bucktails with really good results
Conclusion Most of the tricks Ive mentioned above are tried and tested methods, and they have helped me immensely in preventing unnecessary backlash
For this reason, its wise to use a longer focal length lens to make up for the fact that you are at the whim of a current
This is understandable and almost to be expected considering that Penn is a US-based company (though most of its reels are made in China) and Daiwa is a Japanese company (but with US offices and factories in China, Malaysia, and Vietnam)