just came back from one of the X-lakes
there were 4 people including me and my buddy.....
we both use Marmish rods....
we got 6 good sized rainbows (from 12 to 17 inches) between us and I lost 2 another good ones (broken line, my favorit self-made marmish hook is gone) :/....the other 2 guys used the regular stuff (2 bobber rods and 2 tip ups) and they got nothing......maybe a wrong place for them, but we stopped right in the middle of the lake
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so, you figure......Marmish rods (if you know how to use them) - ultimate fishing tool