Even with quality poles, an eyelet cant hold up under the constant heaving of panfish or the strain of a larger fish, and may pop out of the rod tip
To be fair, both were under relatively extreme conditions (heavy current and structure) and I still consider them to be very strong
It may be a bit pricier than some other models, but the Dayventure Backpack is built with the same quality know-how that goes into the brands insanely-durable gear cases
Before you begin reeling after a cast, add a bit of tension to your line by briefly holding the line tight above your reel or by jigging your rod to remove the slack line
For the next 30 minutes, we continued to fish the small area up next to the rock and boated four more fish heavier than 3 pounds and lost a few more at the boat
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