Yup Bruce, got mine yesterday too as well and not shredded this time. Great article George. Nice fish picture too
. I have been using 7500 non levelwinds for many years for casting plugs in the canal and beach. All my trolling reels on my boat are non level wind too. Even if I do use a level wind reel I alwasy find myself with my thumb on the line
Practice makes perfect with casting to get an educated thumb and I still get my share of backlashes. I am probably going to get a spinner over the winter for casting plugs in the canal but will always carry at least 1 conv. set up when I go. I can't imagine fishing live bait with a spinner but I am sure people do it. I wanted to ask you the other day what kind of rods you were using and your article answered the question. I intend to get a set up like you were using. Great read.