But Arai, with their legendary build quality and attention to detail, have somehow pulled off a bit of magic with the XD-5
The colors that work best for me are: Chrome-Silver Prism Lite, Hammered Brass-Fire, Metallic Perch, Chrome Green Mackerel, Chrome/Flo., Green Prism-Lite, and Blue Mackerel
Your line's going to be touching your guide, which is going to send it into the rod and you're going to feel it a lot more effectively, much more sensitive setup than a bait casting setup
Also when fishing large rivers the ability to flick a lever and free spool the line down stream is just an excellent feature not common on fly reels
Bomber Fat Free Guppy, Fat Free Fingerlings in Tennessee Shad and Citrus Shad patterns, half-ounce Rat-L-Traps, ChuckN Spins, Rooster Tails, Little Georges, Rocket Shads, UnderSpins with a 3-inch white grub, and Beetle Spins were all working best