13 ice fishing reel Baitstriker Spinning by A true workhorse option for the hardwater bound angler 13 Fishing - Heatwave Ice

Felt like this was a very versatile set up but wondering if anyone else uses this reel and has any issues with bigger fish

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Although its not as flashy as the Ninja, its dark grey metal body with bright blue trim and machined lightweight alloy spool certainly looks the part alongside a modern carbon fibre rod

Winding the reel is done with the LT button, while the right stick moves the rod, allowing you to position it to put maximum side strain on a fish that is running right, for example

Its a 2x hook so you can bend it if you get hung up and if you are practicing catch and release and they swallow the hook, it will dissolve in there system pretty quick

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