Whatever Happened To.… Back Reeling?

WHAT IF YOU could learn a technique in one afternoon and within days have it mastered? What if you could practice on fish that didn’t matter — when nothing was on the line, so to speak — and, in doing so, the likelihood of losing any fish with spinning tackle, even a big one, would become a rarity? Oh, yeah — what if you already owned the equipment necessary and your net investment was zero?

For those few who embrace back reeling, if you can find one, the answer is obvious. To them, in a sport where every small edge or advantage is looked upon with a reverence bordering on fanaticism, the thought of ignoring