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What I Would Throw on It I would use this setup for small swimbaits, shaky heads, wacky rigs, light Texas rigs, tubes, grubs, river smallmouth baits, and general spinning applications where a little more backbone feels helpful

However, braid-to-leader gives better long-term performance once you learn a good knot

You might start the morning with a spinnerbait, switch to a Texas rig, throw a jig into shade, and then finish with a chatterbait along grass

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While that does not remove the need to practice, it does make the overall package feel more useful

This size rod is so versatile in fact, there are times where Ill take two or even three of these on the same trip