abu garcia black max problems X Low Profile Baitcast Reel, Size LP, 4 Stainless Steel Ball Bearings + 1 Roller Bearing, Synthetic Star Drag, Max of 15lb|7kg : Sports & Outdoors Abu Black Max low profile

Smallmouth bass are very aggressive fish and will hit these lures very quickly after they hit the water and start your retrieve

For a more experienced baitcast user, the beautiful thing about a 7:1 gear ratio is that you can manually decrease your retrieval speed

I also loved the bails fin

I used this dumbbell from my home gym, weighing 9 kilos (19.8#) I put the reel on a broken rod, and dead lifted the dumbbell vertically with the spool fully extended (most vulnerable position for the shaft), and held it for 5 seconds

Gear Ratios A reels gear ratio refers to how many times the spool turns for each turn of the reel handle