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By comparison, that little bit of extra time, albeit brief, that it takes to come tight with a medium- to slow-action rod is often enough for a fish to fully engulf a lure, which in turn results in solid hookups

By cross drilling the spool weight is reduced making the main mass of the spool closer to the shaft

The first step I took was to place my lure templates onto a piece of wood and trace around them to give me the outline of the lure - this is the line I would be cutting to

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