beast fishing reel Shimano 23 Master MD 12000 trying to set your PB or simply outfish your buddy Beast - noun: an animal,

Many birds and fish will simply hold still or continue their normal behavior if you dont disturb the water or make excessive noise

Just looking at the two baits and not knowing much about lure design, my assumption is that the taller, lighter Chad Shad has more water resistance working against it and has less momentum since its lighter

This is about 30 degrees above horizontal, or the "10 o'clock" position

Where where is that

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With a trout on the end of the reel, this probably wouldnt have been a problem