eagle claw straight line ice fishing reel Tackle: Eagle Claw The design of this fishing reel reduces line twists and inches of line retrieved by 15.75 per crank of the handle. Fishing Reel Frabill Reel Eagle

The Carbon Matrix drag provides a fish-stopping 20 pounds of smooth pressure throughout the range

The ride is better

My biggest beef with rig originally concerned hook-up ratio because of the wire and dropped weight

There are still reels that use magnetic or centrifugal brakes to control line flow, both during the cast and at the end, but there is still something magical about picking up a properly tuned and lubricated Squidder and giving it a whirl although I prefer my Newells that have no controls and bearings that absolutely scream

Orvis, the reels frame design more or less became the model for fly reels

10# braid is the size of 4# but as far as weight what's the difference?) Because if the braid is heavier the increased rotational mass would mean the spool would take more energy to speed up the spool, but once it was rotating it would rotate longer