Cataholic cat rigs?

[RockyRaab]

BTW, this is the reel I use on my catfish rod. It is a long-discontinued and hard to find Abu Garcia 505. It's a sort of cross between a spinning reel and a spin-cast that was very popular with European anglers. You touch the central black ring with your finger to release the line for casting, and if you turn the handle backwards a quarter turn, it cuts the drag by about half, allowing a fish to take line in a controlled way. Starting to reel returns the drag to your full setting. It handles braid very nicely.


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