Non level wind overhead, my thumb and braid?

[FNQCairns]

Will I need to to call nurse for my thumb, spooled with 50-80lb braid?

thanks fnq

[Noelm]

not unless you try to put a lot of pressure on it when it is running out on a big fish, but just to "lay" the line on it will be OK (you will soon find out anyway)

[Tony_N]

I used to be really fastidious about laying the line back evenly on the reel - but now I just wind it back with an occasional bit of assistance and whilst the line does tend to mound a bit at the centre, it doesn't give me any grief and I get no cuts.

Actually the only cuts I get are when I'm throwing slugs with a spinning reel - sometimes the line cuts into the first crease of my index finger which is restraining the line just before the cast.

FWIW

Tony

[FNQCairns]

OK good to go time to bugger off the heavy mono

thanks for the replies.

cheers fnq

[snelly1971]

Why dont you buy one of those leather thumbs covers.....they work great...

Cheers Mick

[wheelerdog]

i fish 80lb fins on tld20 and doesn't cause too much pain, i find casting big poppers on spin reel with 80lb does more damage though

[Splash]

Why dont you buy one of those leather thumbs covers.....they work great...

Cheers Mick

Where do i get one of these covers?

[DR]

where abouts are you splash.. have sent a PM
Dave