How a Great Slow Pitch Reel Changes Your Game
If you've spent any time on a boat lately, you've probably seen someone hauling in a massive grouper or snapper using a surprisingly small slow pitch reel. It looks a bit ridiculous at first—this tiny, narrow piece of machinery pitted against a prehistoric-looking fish—but there's a specific science to why these reels are built the way they are. If you're used to the massive, wide-spool "coffee grinders" or heavy-duty trolling gear, the shift to slow pitch jigging (SPJ) feels like a total 180. ...