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Overall these are a great higher end alternative that lets you get the higher end features without spending $1000. The extra variety of sizes makes these great for any application and style of fishing, you can have a set of different reels for many different styles of fishing from fresh to saltwater

Sometimes called worm hooks because they are frequently used with plastic worms, artificial bait hooks are usually wide gapped hooks that have an S bend in the shank close to the eye

I put my two lowest speed reels on my two main crankbait rods

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The latter has been a rarity in Mid-Atlantic and New England waters

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