shakespeare ugly stik gx2 ice spinning combo GX2™ Rod Aspen Reels (@aspenreels) • salmon reel Model - Gear Ratio:LEGLT2000D - 5.2:1 and eye

shakespeare ugly stik gx2 ice spinning combo GX2™ Rod Aspen Reels (@aspenreels) • salmon reel Model - Gear Ratio:LEGLT2000D - 5.2:1 and eye

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Some hook manufacturers standards are so poor, the eye of the hook isn’t always completely closed, as an example

salmon reel

Model - Gear Ratio:LEGLT2000D - 5.2:1

There is then a choice of whether to hold the rod below the reel with the thumb resting on the outside rim of the bottom half of the drum (see fig 1) , or to hold it 'over the top' of the fitting, effectively holding both rod and reel at the same time, and with the thumb resting on the outside rim of the top half of the drum (see fig 2)

and eye