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Leave it to a Jap to make absolutely zero (ha!) fugging sense.....
I am MAGA.
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I speak "Fishing" and understood Kamo! LOL
Seriously, never understood the popularity of those reels as compared to Levelwinds.....hell, I'd even take a big Spinning reel before a Mooching reel....LOL
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Alvey is another good brand. Australian made.
And they even make them with an anti-reverse. Or did. I don't follow their line too closely, but have several.
Carry what you’re willing to fight with - Mackay Sagebrush
Perfect is the enemy of good enough
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Appreciate the link Calvin. 😎
Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog
“Molon Labe”
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Cool and thanks, Scott.
Appreciate the info.
😎
Curiosity Killed the Cat & The Prairie Dog
“Molon Labe”
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Yo Beav' nothing against your preference for weird ff look-alikes but you ever decide that there may be other easily obtainable, inexpensive conventional alternatives easily able to handle your needs as far as power, line capacity and intended use, G-FU up TLD-25.  Kamo, but then he wouldn't be a moocher ! Hope your lovely lady is looking after you ?
Paul.
"Kids who grow up hunting, fishing & trapping, do not mug little old Ladies"
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What’s the draw over a good conventional like the smaller Avets or a good sized Calcutta? Other than simplicity and price I think its that you've got excellent feel and control by setting the drag fairly loose and using your hand on the bottom of the reel for brakes (palming the reel). If you're mooching or bottom fishing you flick a switch and the reel's brake is disengaged and it free falls and you very lightly palm it so it doesn't race ahead and make a big tangled bird's nest. And you feel everything with your palm, light strikes on the way down, fouled lure etc. And for fighting a big one, same thing use a bit of the reel's brake but palm it constantly as it runs ... excellent control this way. They're great for trolling too you get the rod set up on the down rigger and play with the simple set screw in the middle of the reel to get the tension just so, much easier to get right than a level wind I find, which I've got a few of them. The guides love them because its almost impossible for a newb to fug anything up, I'd say 80 or 90% of salmon fishing on the ocean is done with these simple single action style reels around here. This is the one that pretty much started the style almost 100 years ago. I've still got one, pleased to see they actually still sell them! The Shimano's , Trohphies , Diawas , Islanders are all pretty much just an improved version of the old Peetz ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/jbh4Cwul.jpg)
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I fish for trout, salmon, and steelhead quite a bit with my centerpin. Not as efficient as a spinning or baitcasting setup, but a lot of fun. Those mooching setups are great for trolling also.
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