It was a different time of year, but both groups of anglers were catching the same quality of bass, and the leaderboard was really tight. What stage the bass are in will greatly depend on weather patterns
Authentic, hand-made Bali, Maori & Hawaiian fish hook necklace
Factory-armed with premium, sticky-sharp VMC treble hooks, it serves as the ultimate tactical tool for trolling and casting along deep rocky reefs for trophy Bass, Walleye, and Pike
Regular maintenance includes cleaning after each use, especially in saltwater, lubricating moving parts with appropriate reel oil, and storing your reel in a dry, cool place
I've seen all sorts of faults testing reels, but they were almost always oversights that the manufacturers missed during design, manufacture, or quality control, or issues that their testing was insufficient to expose only for it to appear once the reel is in the hands of thousands of anglers worldwide