This doesnt mean the gears are about to fail, and they may in fact last many years, but the initial smoothness and sensitivity that you felt out of the box is diminished
Perhaps the best feature of this rod is that it is a telescopic musky rod
The return leg is the same too, with no overnights needed in Montreal
Ive had at least one of these exact rods for around 7 years

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