Provenance, the documented history of who owned the lure and how it was found, can also elevate an otherwise modest piece into something special
That might be fishing a dry, a couple of spiders, or a bushy indicator fly with a nymph or two under it, at 20ft or 60ft - I want smooth casting, predictable control and of course, good presentation
I've used every tippet class with them and the drag has performed as smoothly with two-pound as well as with the 20-pound test
You may have to throw 20 times at the same stump to get that 5-pounder to bite
In a mix-and-match configuration, you can carry many things in addition to your fishing rods, including bikes, a grill station, and up to 200 pounds of essential cargo
This guide is focusing on Monofilament but there are other types of lines with their various Pros & Cons