The loaded fly reel should ideally balance the fly rod in your hand at the point where you grip the handle
To make this rig, slip on a heavy egg or ball sinker onto your main line then tie a swivel onto your line, tie a 1 to 2-foot leader onto the other end of the swivel, and then tie your hook to the end of the leader and finally thread your soft-plastic lure onto the hook
If Im going to tie on a Strike King 10XD, for example, Im not saying the 7 medium heavy can handle that
It is their most avante garde brand offered in the most variants (DC, MGL, BFS, MD) with a new model and color scheme seemingly every year
And this shift is becoming more visible every passing day
On our last trip, we ended up asking each other deep, existential questions