The famous nocturnal Hex hatch of the Midwest (and a few other lucky locations) stirs to the surface mythically large brown trout that only touch streamers for the rest of the year.
. I plan on reeling the line on first then the backing to capacity, then strip it all off and reel it up properly.
I'll be fishing with an 84 yr old who has HIS dad's hip waders as a memento of things past...nothing wrong with that
I've heard- read, really- some weird stuff about auto reels and how the line pulls harder the more you've got out, something to do with spring tension and so on