Good morning fellow Slab Hunters!

1) What's your thoughts on Graphite poles for tight lining / jigging?

Note, I just purchased a Penn Battle II Spinning Combo Graphite Blank Rod. It's a 7 ft pole. A bit heavy. The reel is a HT-100. On BPS the reviews are great, but I thought I'd ask you guys to see if one of you have a better input on this.

2) Have any of you ever took the spool off of your reel after lining it up and set it in hot water? I heard that helps with the line from being tangled, twisted and it makes it cast out better. Your thoughts?


Thanks!