Conventional Reels: Preferred for trolling and bottom fishing, handle bigger fish efficiently
The extreme thinness lets me cast jigs as light as 1/32 ounces when I want to really finesse the perch, but most of the time, Im fishing shallow rivers and streams with 1/16-ounce jigs with 1/8-ounce seeing limited use too on the windiest days
For example, a 5-weight small arbor fly reel like the old school Hardy Perfect probably has an arbor diameter of 1-1/2 inches which would only retrieve about 1-1/2 inches of line for one rotation of the reel handle
Double straps maintain firm yet gentle pressure on your rods cushioned by the foam pads preventing side movement
Hook sizes range from 1/0 to 5/0
Too much power, too fast causes the tip of the rod to flex and unless there is increasing speed, the rod tip unbends, forming the infamous tailing loop