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Old 11-13-2002, 05:01 PM   #8
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Originally posted by Mike P
It's actually easier to plug with a manual once you get used to it.
I'm not being argumentative here, but I find it tough to beat using a bail.

Quote:
Originally posted by Mike P
---you feather the spool with your finger towards the end of the cast, the line is right there waiting for your fingertip when the plug lands, fingertip goes against the spool to stop the line, then picks up the line, one turn of the handle and that's that.
O.K., so you make it sound easy using a manual, but aren't all these steps equal to "Close the bail" voila

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Originally posted by Mike P
No slack line billowing off in the wind while your fingers stand clear of the closing bail, no line wrapped around the bail pedesatl or laying across the drag knob, and maybe 1/100th of the wind knots over the course of your fishing career.
I don't know what you mean here. I close my bail by hand. Wind knots happen when the spool is over filled. I'd like a VS150 so if its really easier, help me out

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