abu garcia cardinal 2 rod and reel combo Bruiser & and the rear drag Rod Type:7'6" / Fast-Medium Heavy-Swimbait Abu Garcia Black Max Guides_8+Tip

abu garcia cardinal 2 rod and reel combo Bruiser & and the rear drag Rod Type:7'6" / Fast-Medium Heavy-Swimbait Abu Garcia Black Max Guides_8+Tip

Abu Garcia Black Max Spincast Reel - Performance Fishing Reel

This is the combo most anglers will grab 90% of the time

Guides_8+Tip

Rod Type:7'6" / Fast-Medium Heavy-Swimbait

On paper, you might look at the 7’2” medium-heavy/fast rod and think it would be too light for fighting big fish out of dense cover, but as soon as I put my hands on it and gave it the old rod-tip-against-the-carpet test to see how it would bend, I was surprised to see how beefy it was

and the rear drag of the rod ensures that there is no problem when casting a large fish