Old-fashioned fly reels have narrow arbors where fly line can easily get caught and tangled to hell in the blink of an eye, and many of them have spools or frames that are as delicate as a Faberge egg
Here are my two combinations: Silver body, silver blade size 3 4, green/chartreuse coloring inside the blade, green tubing/hoochie on the hook Silver body, silver or brass blade size 2 -3, pink inside or outside the blade, pink hoochie on the hook
Though it is dependent on water clarity, panfish will spawn mainly in the back of coves in 1-3 feet of water, and regularly seek overhanging trees and other cover to make their dinner plate sized beds
A stab from a nasty stinger on one of them in the darkness left me seriously considering an ER visit due to the unbelievable pain I was in
Conclusion The Echo Ion isn't flashy, but it's a reel that shows up and does its job well
Testing wasnt a one-day event