daiwa & okuma spinning reels X-Series X-4000XA These reels feature a custom look courtesy of machined aluminum two tone screw in handle arms and ball SALTWATER SPINNING REELS | OKUMA

Trout also hold atop mid-river bars and in cuts in the bank, which commonly create hidden eddies

Saltwater baitcasters are larger and beefier than their freshwater cousins

(You wont find these components in our runner-up pick, the Penn Battle IV.) The drag or thrust disc has a rubber seal mounted to it, and according to expert spinning-reel reviewer Alan Hawk, its constructed of the same polymer that makes up the discs of the Penn Slammer IV (which usually costs upwards of $300)

Speckled Trout Speckled trout are called "weak fish" because they don't fight as hard as other species

Although Puglisi designed these as saltwater flies, they were quickly adopted by bass fishermen