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You know us anglers have one problem, that is if we cannot go fishing after a period of time we start to feel itchy, you know like a seven year itch ha ha

This is about function as much as form, as the closed face shields the spool, eliminating the risk of backlash, or line getting caught behind the spool

(While we're on the subject, it used to be the received wisdom that one's reel must carry 200 yards of line, presumably just in case one hooks 'the fish of a lifetime' in a 200 yards across snag-free water

But start there for sure and then loosen it up gradually as you practice

These braking systems come in two forms, either centrifugal or magnetic