I pair up the rod with a 3000 or 4000 sized reel, for me, the HTO Nebula reel and I load it with PE1 (20lb) thickness braid, either the Nebula X8 or No Fade Braid
While, yes, older models will eventually be phased out, the prices of those models do drop considerably as each new model is introduced
With a Junebug Zoom Finesse Worm on the back, I threw it into patchy grass, let it fall down bluff walls and skipped it under boat docks
They are made up of an R bend wire, lead head, single hook, skirt (or sometimes a soft plastic trailer), and notably a blade
Avet fishing reels offer tremendous value when considering unit price versus performance, especially when looking at the prices of other high-end reels on the market today