Long story short I got a rod custom made from Indonesia and I really like it but I am having trouble finding a reel to match up with it. My smallest JDM reel is the Shimano Soare 500 size and it looks big still yet. I have toyed with maybe an inline ice fishing reel? The rod is 4’4” and is very whippy. No clue what I’ll use it for but my first thought was wild trout in very small streams. I would need to cast so to say as I would likely underhand cast and maybe jig a mini trout magnet or something similar. Any thoughts? Doesn’t have to be JDM at all and I would prefer it to slightly match the rod. I hope all is well for everyone. Some pics to see what I am talking about.
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