I have never given up any of my different ways of fishing. Although I am almost exclusively lure, fly, etc. Not too much bait chunking here but I do still fish with the spinning rod/reel almost as much as I do fly fishing.
I still use my Zebco 33 while on the lakes fishing for bass. Use an ultra-light Zebco for catching (fishing for) those freshwater panfish.
I'll even chum for sharks and use them bigger Penn reels.This is when I use bait the most.
I hope I never limit myself to the flyrod only. I enjoy them all. Hope you get to that "happy medium" as well.
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