st croix composite rods St. St. Croix Avid Series Inshore

The upper hook can be snelled in place, or it can be free to move up and down your leader

As for the color, something a little darker like brown or green pumpkin with a few strands of orange works well in the pre-spawn

What stands out most is her reliability

On sunny days areas off sandy bottom beaches can be particularly good as the bright colored bottoms reflect a lot of sunlight, warming the water and providing pike and muskie with more consistent and comfortable temps

This 3 1/4 Battenkill Mid Arbor III trout fly reel is a clean and well presented example, complete with spare spool, two quality fly lines, and padded Orvis pouch