I've only used Ande Premium. Its stiffness makes it a poor choice for spinning tackle. It has good abrasion resistance, but low tensile strength.

Would you sometimes fish in the rain with the reel you buy? If so, look at the spool porting on the Supreme. Looks to me like it would result in a lot of water reaching the spool shaft.

My preferance for what you mentioned above would be a true medium heavy power and medium to medium-fast action rod. kenshomi, you do not need a MH rod for smallies, especially "For flukes, 4' senko, dropshot, singletail grubs, light jigs," unless most of your fishing consists of hoisting smallies o...

Back before rods got lightweight, 5'6" rods were preferred by a lot of walleye fishermen for vertical jigging. They still offer the advantage of making very subtle manipulations of the jig easier. But with today's rods being lighter and more sensitive, fewer anglers use rods that short. Since you oc...

I'd suggest spooling the reel with braid. The heat in a car sitting in the sun can weaken monofilaments.

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