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Tried and tested by thousands of UK anglers the Switch Pro reel offers all you need to cater for the many fly lines required for successful modern day stillwater fishing and at a price that wont break the bank

Of course, I haven't bothered to talk about the effects of going to "sunset", or of how much drag a fish is applying when you're down to the last 100 metres of line on a tiny spool radius, or the variable but significant belly effect on line pressure, but it's not hard to work it all out, and it's all bad

A steady retrieve is key when fishing a rattle bait, though the depth youre targeting may require some variation

Old-school wisdom is to make a cast and let the bait sit motionless briefly