Was gifted this used Shakespeare baitcaster, noticed that despite thumb bar in the locked position and drag and tension set to tightest the line easily pulls out still it has no drag at all, watched a video to open it and reconstruct it and nothing was visibly broken, the line is also not slipping!
Agitated_Ask_3602 on March 17, 2026 6:07 am Not that it wouldn’t work, but the bend seems unnecessary and like a bad thing imo. I’d just use a straight shank hook
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Not that it wouldn’t work, but the bend seems unnecessary and like a bad thing imo. I’d just use a straight shank hook