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If you need to brush up on the technical differences between the different reels, check out Know Your Fishing Gear, Know Your Fishing Reel for a concise breakdown of the basics every angler should know

There are reels on the market that offer faster gears, such as 8-to-1, but most of those really high-gear reels have a small- er spool, says Gant, which in turn give you less line pickup. Line pickup is measured in inches per turn or IPT a term mainstreamed by freshwater bass anglers

This is especially true when it comes to all of the different colors, sizes, and varieties of fishing lures that are available

As the rod tip bounces, this also causes the line to bounce

One thing that weve noticed in our testing is that we allow the Boing to sit longer than we do with other walk the dog style baits

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