Cases and tubes can prevent rod damage and prolong your line life by reducing exposure to UV rays.
A quality case or tube will be rigid and provide impact resistance to drops or contact with other objects. So be sure to check out the contruction of the case/tube that you are buying.
I just spent the morning talking with fourth and fifth grade boys enrolled in the "Boys on the Move" program at Alamo Elementary School near my home. It's the school my sons and I attended.
Many a word has been spouted (and often with a good degree of accuracy) with regard to practice and how important it is for improvement. And, as with most old sayings, they ring true.
When he won the B.A.S.S. Federation Nation Championship last fall on the Red River, Brandon Palaniuk relied on the same types of cover he fished on the rivers back home.