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Flashmer Blue Shad The Blue Shad has a similar profile to its predecessor, but is fundamentally different and therefore complementary: on the one hand, its rubber is much softer and therefore less reactive, and its paddle is wider and more voluminous

When you start getting into reels like this one, with higher quality bearings, the braking system isnt always able to keep up with the free-ness (if theres such a word) of those bearings, sometimes making it tough to dial the reel in and get it to cast without fear of backlashing

Another part of how I test a reel in the store is to press the thumb bar and give the spool a spin with my thumb, and I watch the spool to see how long it will spin before stopping

Our baitcaster guide is here to help you find the baitcasting reel that works best for your styles of fishing.

Of course, theres more to it than that, but thats pretty much it