I seem to remember, a non mag'd reel, working just fine on our trip last May. Chris was even open to letting his, first-ever-surface-iron Yellowtail---swim off, to fight another day!

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But, since you prefaced this post with: no, I don't want to talk about becoming a better jig-stick caster---I'll just bite my tongue.