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Honorable Mention: Best Crankbait Rods Top Pick: Lews KVD Elite Casting Rods Extending the legacy of legendary crankbait angler, Kevin VanDam, the Lews KVD Elite Cranking Rods are crafted in a slick red and matte-black color scheme and topped with lightweight stainless-steel guides and zirconia inserts to promote long casts

Shelters (no longer called shanties) come in pop-up styles and weigh less than a big tackle box

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Cannibalism aside, the larger trout in any ecosystem will tend to hunt whatever smaller fish are available