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The upside to a heavier hook is that it does get your bait deeper and keeps it deeper, which is often an advantage

A good example of this is the extra long grip found on the Carolina rig rods which provide extra leverage for casting For throwing Carolina rigs long leaders and heavy weights with a plastic worm or lizard the G.Loomis Jig & Worm series includes two 7-foot-3-inch rods, both with long rear grips for two-handed casting control

Washington Irvings quote embodies the feeling I was hoping to capture

Rigging: Snell uses an 8-foot, medium- to fast-action spinning rod coupled with a reel that handles 30-pound braid

Modern composites are very strong

You can get some pretty outlandish reels these days, but the Speed Spool LFS is understated, and Im a fan of that