Proper Sliming of the Soare XR

[gillchaser999]

I met up with my fishing buddy back at lake West Point at one of out favorite boat ramps .
By the time he had arrived I’d caught two fish on the new combo , the 5’6” Daiwa Trout X XUL with my new Shimano Soare XR c2000sspg .
My first fish was a nice shellcracker hybrid that gave me a nice battle on the XUL and gave me a good drag test . The drag has carbon washers instead of felt . I like the sound and the way it performs.
I’m liking this reel with its short handle . It fits the way I retrieve a light lure . Rather than use the handle knob I use the tip of my finger against the handle , at the knob to rotate the handle . I don’t know why , but I’ve always done it this way unless I’m cranking a lure .
Which means I need a low inertia reel and this one with its 4.6/1 gear ratio is great .
The shallow 2000 size spool on the compact body is a great size and spooled with Daiwa x8 J braid Grand , this combo casts a micro spinner as far as my 5’6” St Croix Avid , which has the little brother Soare XR500sspg on it .
I ended up catching 36 fish total , most were small gills , longears , and a few small bass , but I did manage a few decent gills and a strange looking bass .
My buddy caught 20 gills and green sunfish on his 5’9” 2wt flyrod with several of his bluegills being a nice size .
All in all , a fun day even with the heat .