Originally Posted by Flukinoff

74 Formula, that is funny because about 10 years ago while cod fishing on the Bunny Clark I had a monster cod on while fishing a non-level wind Penn. To make a long story due to my excitement and lack of experience I forgot to thumb the spool and the fish got off about 10' from the surface.

Ever since then I have used level winds Penn 975's, 965's, Shimano Calcutta's (by the way the 700TE is da bomb) but want to get away from them because I feel the non-level winds can do everything a level wind can plus more !