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There are also some great reels at half that price, so you really dont have to break the bank to get a great ice reel

Now that all sounds pretty impressive, and perhaps a bit too good to be true...However, my experience with using the Cast Lube on my Ambassadeur would seem to bear this out...Having also dunked that reel in the river while trying to photograph fish recently

Im always a sucker for a cork grip and the ability for my hand to touch the rod blank for feel

I will be replacing my reels as needed with IRT reels and will be purchasing IRT as I continue growing into larger deep sea reels

What more can you ask for

Using a hook that is too large will result in missed bites as a fish will be unable to fit the hook into their mouths