THUMBING THE REEL 



In making the cast the back of the hand and the reel handle 



should point almost straight up, the thumb pressing evenly to 



control the running of the line. 



SPOOLING THE LINE WITH THUMB ONLY 



This is the usual method. Hold the rear end of the reel in the 



palm of the left hand and guide the line on the reel with a slight 



downward pressure of the thumb. 



THUMB AND FINGER SPOOLING 



If the caster's hands are too small to use the thumb alone, grasp 



the rod in front of the reel with the last three fingers and guide 



the line with the thumb and forefinger, working back and forth 



in front of the reel. 



