For planning purposes, a handful of FLW competitors helped share a rundown of their fall favorites in an effort to help anglers navigate this tricky season
Manufacturers seldom issue over ten pounds of drag from the rear but are said to be more complicated mechanically and usually not as precise or smooth as front drags since the drag itself is often part of the drive shaft and not the spool
Not to mention the trouts favorite food, worms
I also cant recall having to fiddle with the line lay washers in any of my Shimano spinning reels because they give me a perfect line lay right out of the box, but this is not the case with a lot of the Penn reels, indeed its a bit of a lottery as to what shape of line lay you get out of the box, and then how you might need to adjust the washers accordingly (instructions on how to do so are always included with their reels)
You can spend more, lots more, on high end rods and reels, but they are not going to catch any more fish than the less expensive tackle