daiwa bg20 reel 20 BG MQ Saltwater Spinning Reels With the Monocoque design Japanese made daiwa BG20 spinner

They bail opens easily and locks in solid on hooksets, and I have a tendency to really lean into deep water fish, which is where you often see flex in bails and where they often start loosening on you

But reel designer Matt Baldwin says an inshore baitcasting reel is great for fishing mangrove lines, docks, points and shorelines anywhere

During the cast, the spool rotates as the lure pulls line away

If you feel a strike or the line becomes slack as a fish picks it up and swims towards you, set the hook

And, if I find an area where I think some fish are or some isolated cover, then I throw either a Zoom Fluke Stick wacky rig