st croix bass jig rod Rift with an aluminum oxide primary frame and a nylon reel seat St. Croix Mojo Bass Trigon

Typically, reels with 7+1 will run in the $120 $150 range

Now, I must admit that personally, I also use conventional tackle while kayak fishing and in addition to my paddle kayak I have a pedal-driven model that allows me to troll jigs and crankbaits while covering miles of water in a single outing

This kit comes equipped with a Zebco 808 Bowfisher reel, pre-spooled with 200-lb

Not nearly as accurate unless I used more power, which again resulted in plate slapping

Just the concussion from the cast can wear out a poorly made bait, so we wanted to make a lot of casts with the lure to make sure it held up to a lot of abuse