An accidental cash purchase, but one I was willing to go with once I got the reel in my hands-- Undercast closed-face reels are difficult to come by, but one made by Pflueger of all companies is particularly interesting as they are known for their quality. As as mentioned, once I got the reel in my hands, I understood.
The metallic blue finish and gold trim makes for a really beautiful, striking piece of equipment. But the real telltale as far as quality goes here is the weight and solid construction of the reel. It's much heavier than the other ultralight reels I own which makes me wonder if I could potentially use it for light range fishing as well.
I slapped that bad boy onto my Berkley 5' Cherrywood pole and was shocked at how complete the combo felt. I couldn't wait to get out to try it out.
Which I did, despite the recent dicey weather making fishing conditions less than ideal.
Finding micro plastic lures is a lot harder than it should be considering the popularity of it all these days. Thankfully, Trout Magnet offers up a nice little kit for just such a style of fishing. Though casting 1/64 jigs on 4lb mono isn't ideal and I had to step up to 1/32 with the same hook size made things work a bit better.
Despite the muddy waters from the recent rainfall, I got out on the most easily accessed river and started casting away.
While not a lot, I did manage to catch a few fish with it, with the second small tiny largemouth getting foul hooked behind the eye.
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