Been fishing Folbe's for over 6 years now, some do reguire more break in than others, what I've found works best, is to just fish the hell outa them and they smoooth right up.

What I tell my clients is, "Somertimes they're a little clunky @ first to load and unload, but when it matters most(ROD DOWN...FISH ON!)...their is nothing better than a Folbe!"

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