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The model Paul from Thorne set me up with on my quiver stick is the Cortland Procast Mid Arbor 3/4. I’m just reading that off the box.
Who the hell is Paul? I dont know any pauls and I work there… 
You have a great reel in the cortland. I have 5 of them now and I use them for every panfish tactic I have minus spoon’ing. The lack of coiling and line twist are huge imo.
I think everyone has been sight fishing or using a camera and see a bull gill staring at their jig that either boogies out of the area with their lure spinning or if they are lucky it sits around and waits for it to finally stop spinning for them to suck it in.
Light, jigs, heavy jigs, doesnt really matter. No coils and its nice having on outside rods as well. No freeze up.
The other thing I like about the fly reels is it forces you to come up and over the top of the reel, when you do this right you will have a finger in direct contact with the rod blank. Its a more natural feel than palming a reel and allows you to establish a better rhythm. The other benefit of this approach by coming over the top it puts the reel behind your hand, thus making the rod feel weightless in your hand. Try it sometime, you will notice.
As far as testing a fly reel, I do have one rigged on a power noodle I borrow out to some of our more frequent customers.
I think they are more fun to fight fish on as well, nothing better than watching fish take line on the spool…Ive picked up three pike over 32 inches this winter so far on em. I do think with the bigger fish some of the runs they make a spinning reel might not always keep up with the response.
