03-23-2003, 04:34 PM
[font "Comic Sans MS"][size 3]Closed face reels are definitely the way to go with kids but a far as learning "to have the reel under the rod from the start" thing, that's a very debatable subject. If you assume that spinning reels are the only game in town that agrument holds some water but I think there is nothing wrong with teaching kids to use the baitcasters and levelwinds as they progress. I learned to cast big Penns when I was young and never used a spinning reel til I was a teenager. Just another opinion...[/size][/font]
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