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Old 12-28-2006, 11:34 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by keeperreaper View Post
Using wire on a levelwind and big spoons/fish puts a lot of stress on that levelwind and its gears. I would not recommend using levelwinds with wire. The last thing you want when dealing with big fish is a mechanical reel failure.
Keeperreaper,

Have you personally had experience with running wire on a quality level wind reel. I am very interested as MANY Charter Captains in certain area have gone to using level winds and are reporting great success. If you have experience please share with us here.

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