Grass Carp.. We've been inundated since the flood of 2008.

LJ - it *is* an interesting rig. This is the Kayak (?) Model . The reel flips 90 degrees and casts off the "side". The reel holds (get this)- 500+ yards of 12 pound line. It's 1-1 retrieve but there is a nice smooth star drag (that got used a bit on this fish ) I'm not positive there will be a dedicated use for this thing in Iowa - but I do drift a float along the rip-rap in pre-spawn for catfish. Might work for that.