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Some fly fishers make their own twisted leaders for use with floating or intermediate sink-rate lines, but if you dont want to mess with that, I suggest John Quigleys twisted leaders in the 6-foot length

Experience with various techniques for fishhook removal in the emergency department

While sizes #3 and #4 seem to be the workhorse for both perch and walleye, dont be afraid to remove the treble hook and use a dropper chain like you would with a Kastmaster

I typically prefer an external brake control to an internal one, since external controls are usually a bit simpler to use

Leaning into the gum theme I customized the Bates GOAT reel with the gum colored knobs from the Hundo Zander: How much will these Nameless Vans rods retail for and will they all be custom built to order or will they be available via drops