A double for the day. Fish #1

Caught near Tomahawk Wisco.

HH bearings , Carbontex, ect...

Not nearly as light as the Smith, but still finesseable .

Muskie-ling

4lb carp.

29" pike.

Smith Be Sticky and an AI with MB finesse spool and HH Finesse Air bearings.
I primarily fish for muskie, but this rig has caught more pounds of fish than any of my others this year.

Orvis Helios 2 . 9' 10 weight 3 7/8 oz .
Using a not too agressive 'pike' shooting line soley for muskie. Makes casting big flies a breeze.

Griffon
Anthrax
Knuckle

$707 USD? :shock: I'm sure it's a great reel, but that colour scheme and handle make it look like a cheap ABU C3 or one of their even cheaper versions! The old siver ones looked the part, the LIN reels really look the part, but for $700 they really need to try a bit harder! If you look at the origi...

Smart to bring back the Ryoga.

Foam ants for topwater.
Various variations of differently weighted buggers for everything else.

Flexcoat is very nice for coating jig heads. Epoxy, but with some flex to it when the heads are smashing against rocks and such.

Smith Be Sticky 5'5".
Sooo much more than a trout rod.