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There have never been so many reel producers in the carp market, so the traditional big two of Shimano and Daiwa are having to draw on all their expertise to stand out

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Add the pumping up and down of speed jigging, and this can be exhausting and unsustainable with heavy gear

For more specific tests, sometimes Id rig different reels with the same pound-test lines and cast the same lures