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I'd ask Blakdog Russ for his advice as he's seen the workings of more reels than anyone else. Not wanting to teach you how to suck eggs but once you factor in using long rods for casting distance, all that available drag combined with the leverage begins to work against you, that's why stand up rods are shorter than standard boat rods

[QUOTE="Topwater, post: 357952, member: 620"] I'd ask Blakdog Russ for his advice as he's seen the workings of more reels than anyone else. Not wanting to teach you how to suck eggs but once you factor in using long rods for casting distance, all that available drag combined with the leverage begins to work against you, that's why stand up rods are shorter than standard boat rods [/QUOTE]

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