best pliers for fish hook removal Reaction Tackle Aluminum Fishing – Split Ring or Straight Nose Fisherman Fishing Plier 8.5" Fish

The drag should be firm enough to set the hook but loose enough to let the fish run a bit during a fight

Southern California PENN FATHOM 2 15 LEFT HAND STAR DRAG PENN FATHOM 2 15 LEFT HAND STAR DRAG REEL, You might know that penn doesn't make the normal fathom2 reel in left hand as they do for the right hand model, the left hand reels are only offered in level wind reels so I removed the level wind function and now it functions like a normal open face

At Fishing 411 we like tubes for holding downrigger rods and also when fishing a planer board mast system that requires mounting four, five or six rod holders close together

It helps hold bait more securely

I never go fishing without it now