Re: Thumbing the spool... Archived Message Posted by PhilipDannevirke on 22/8/2012, 5:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Thumbing the spool..." Same for me. Heavier oil and if needed spool edge. I have one SLX30 which came to me from Texas and had a piece of vascular rubber fastened to the reel seat. The idea is to press that onto the line to avoid the burned thumb. I don't use it because I seldom let the spool run free enough to birdie, unless I go silly and over power. Tight lines, Philip Message Thread: Thumbing the spool... - EditB 22/8/2012, 11:29 am Re: Thumbing the spool... - racepics 22/8/2012, 12:08 pm Re: Thumbing the spool... - EditB 22/8/2012, 12:18 pm Re: Thumbing the spool... - Neil 22/8/2012, 2:35 pm Re: Thumbing the spool... - Panser 22/8/2012, 4:24 pm Re: Thumbing the spool... - Mark Roberts 22/8/2012, 4:55 pm Re: Thumbing the spool... - PhilipDannevirke 22/8/2012, 5:15 pm Re: Thumbing the spool... - Phill 22/8/2012, 6:32 pm Re: Thumbing the spool... - Neil 22/8/2012, 8:10 pm   Searching