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choices. ‘I like short rods for lure fishing, especially from


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a boat,’ said Steve. ‘This Predox Intense Jointed Jerk is 195 cm long, for example, but it has plenty of backbone to handle large pike once hooked, despite being short. Shorter rods are lighter and less tiring to use all day. ‘I prefer to use small multiplier reels, as they allow


perfect line control on the cast, and you can use them one handed on the rod to flick out lures. ‘The strong braided line allows direct contact with


the lures, so you can feel what’s going on subsurface, and the strike connects much more directly than when using monofilament, which of course has far more stretch. ‘A wire trace completes the set up, with a clip swivel allowing lures changes at will,’ Steve details.


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