If you can taste the saltiness in the text here, its because this very thing happened to me I lost a fish because of this obvious design flaw of the rod
For all other times while fishing braided fishing line, I want a leader of some form in between the braided fishing line and my lure, whether it is fluorocarbon leader or monofilament leader line
Locate and Use the Drag Knob On most Shakespeare reels, the drag knob sits on top of the spool, known as front drag
The increased torque lets you rest the rod on the rail and crank steadily against horizontal resistanceless fatigue, more control, better hookup-to-landing ratio
ICAST produces a host of excellent reels, and this year is no exception
The short answer is yes, they can catch fish