2wt fly rod and reel combo El Rey G6 7’ 2 Weight Six Section Travel turned real burlwood reel seat insert to the custom Fly Reel 2wt Fly Line

While not the most accurate, its tip was stable and produced perfectly acceptable results at normal river-fishing distances

Look for warmer water pocket, stained water and creek mouths And there has been a decent early run of Steelhead in the Lake Michigan tributaries in recent days

An aluminum spool and stainless steel bail wire increase reel performance and strength without adding excess weight

Once you find some that you like, buy it in bulk spools to save even further and to ensure that you dont run out at an inopportune time

Note that it's not adjustable, too so that youll only have narrow detection for shallow lakes