I thought I would mention my fishing buddy’s tackle .
He carries two spinning rods to the water , with a 5’9” 2wt flyrod in his vehicle.
One of his rods is a gifted 6’6” St Croix Triumph light action paired with a Shimano Sienna 500 reel spooled with 2# SOS . This is his Trout Magnet rod . He would never spend what it cost on a St Croix rod , even an entry level one .
Yep I converted him . He said he got tied of being outfished by them .
The other , the one he landed the nice spotted bass on , is a five foot Shakespeare Ugly Stik painted with Trion spinning reel and 4# line . It usually has a Roostertail tied on it .
He calls his Ugly Stick combo his “heavy tackle “ .
Just thought it might be interesting to share his tackle he uses to keep me on my toes.
I’m usually just a few fish ahead of him at the end of the day , but it’s not because of his tackle .
He’s outfished me a few times . LOL !