b'on bigger fish that struggled on their way up to the boat.The tear drop handle is a distinctive style on this reel, it may however be a little small for larger hands.In summary, the 7ft rod is a noticeably light weight spinning rod and being 2-piece, it makes it easy to transport.The blank is strong with a sensitive tip, ideally suited for casting and working light lures such as softbaits.It would appeal to either saltwater or freshwater anglers and at such an affordable price of just $109.99. Matched with the Flash Cast FC4000 which is only $139.99, and you have a The snapper lure fishing was red- top valued combo for under hot in early December in the BOI$250.The reel also comes with jigs and softbaits taking fish. with a 10-year warranty.FIGZsaltwater species and it did surprise when we got to fish with it recently. Key SpecsNORTHLAND TEST TICA NEW GRAPHITE 7FTI took the combo up to+Length: 70 (2.1m) 2-pieceNorthland in December as I+Rating: 1-6lb (0.53kg)was looking to fish in the Bay+Cast Weight: 1-5gmof Islands and chase the large+RRP: $109.99schools of spawning snapper.The fishing was outstanding as we found the fish early in the Bay and had an amazing mornings fishing using softbaits and lures.The Tica rod was into the action and the light blank proved it had enough power taking on the snapper, I was quietly worried that it might be too light and better suited for freshwater, but no problem here.It was fun using the rod, easily flicking out lures ahead of the boat and I loved the feel of the retro cork butt which was so popular on earlier spin rods when the softbaiting craze took off.The Flash Cast FC4000 did its job proficiently and with several fish in the bin, it never missedThe retro cork grip on the butt a beat providing smooth draglooks good and feels nice in hand. /FISHINGINGODZONE73'