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Ice Reels - If youve got a hard-core ice angler on your shopping list, the Black Betty FreeFall TrickShop Edition ($209.95) is the ultimate inline reel, complete with awesome eye-catching, cosmetics

For anglers who occasionally fish upstream in streams, in small rivers, it may be wise to increase the reel size (by switching to a 2500) rather than the ratio (by switching to a high-ratio 2000 H or XH, for example)

Ergonomics: Compact bent handle, recessed reel foot, andEVA foam grips

Threadfin Shad $6.79Price

Retrieve: Our test model was the standard, 6.2:1 gear ratio reel

You want to be able to access the center hole in the line spool itself