Last week I trout fished with a ultra light rod (5.5 ft) with a small Shimano reel spooled with 20lb braid. I was casting lures (mostly spinners). I had a couple of "wind knots" and the last was tangled enough I set that rig aside for the day. After doing some internet reading I think I can improve my technique a bit, but also learned that some of the newer spinning rods had a smaller first ferrule to help combat the tangle problem with braid. Has anyone used that type of rod and if so, did it help?
