bon net fishing lure Musky Dan (XXX Lures) 5 Hook Minnow, Red/Black Color with Box Put a Bondy Bait Royal Orba lure on the end of your line and hold onto your rod W. H. Hobbs Supply Co

This will keep the line from slipping back down through the guides

Engineered for anglers targeting trophy-sized fish in fast-moving rivers, this rod provides the responsiveness needed to detect every subtle vibration and the backbone to handle hard-fighting catfish in deep current

If its too limp or prone to tangling, you lose any advantage you gained from the thinner diameter

Underspin Reel Operation When the line release lever/trigger is lifted up by the forefinger (usually the index finger of the rod-holding hand), the line catch inside the reel disengages and retracts, and the line is free to slide off the fixed spool