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For the reel pictured here, we have a magnetic braking system and a dial that can be turned to adjust it

Good luck, and tight lines

But those bigger, loner fish are slow movers...sniffers

But the next time youre on the lake at first light or the river at sunset, going dark might very well produce a bigger opening or closing fish.

Of course, theres also a plethora of foragelike crawfish, leeches, and gobiesthat are naturally dark, and you should match their colors regardless of water conditions