Hey Steve ....... Having now racked up enough hours on impoundment barra , I've gained an opinion on what works & why. Reels dont need to be 400 size drum baitcasters that hold 300M of 50lb braid ....... love using the little Steez
& the Zillions are more than capable.
On rods ....... Expensive custom built rods while being nice & having serious pose value - cheaper mid priced quality rods will do the job & then some ....... I'm not talking cheapies though ..... because the rod still needs to have quality fittings & the blank needs to perform like I want it to.
I was so surprised by the little CR722 GL3 Loomis ........ while being a little light for practical impoundment barra fishing - it still handled the situation that it found itself in
for my way of thinking ...... I'd rather have several mid priced
quality outfits , than just a couple high enders.
Chris