We appreciated this, but some hikers may find this reduces the overall ankle support
I include the Aetos here because, if you are going to go with a 5-wt, this is the one that has taken top honors in its price range at the Yellowstone Angler Shootout multiple years
On boats with little flush-mounting dash space, this may be necessary and the job is far easier simply drill four holes for the binnacle mount, run a bead of sealant, bolt the binnacle in place, and drill an additional hole to pass power and transducer wires through a clamshell fitting
I use 30 pound to a 20lb fluoro leader for general purpose stuff, 50 lb for frogging (I've never broken off), and 65 pound for big swimbaits
A Rat-L-Trap is always tied on one of my rods