conventional newbie question

[stiff tip]

hit it right on the button george..... what numbskull said w/ one more thing...pratice buy doing , n tweeking every reel is a little diff. feel..

[capesams]

And if your anything like me SHORT THUMB'S..those block's come in handy..my thumb can't reach the side of the 400 spool...only the line on the spool...every plug-eel I need to adjust the side knob, but after time it becomes second nature and I don't give it any thought to doing so anymore....there are time's after the cast when I think whatever I throwing is about to hit the water, I'll raise up the rod abit to take up any slack line that maybe over running on the spool...works for me....very few if any black lashes.

[ProfessorM]

I own a 400 S and the thing goes into free spool for no reason. I took it apart and I figured out that it is the roller clutch bearing. No problem I will replace. Thing cost 65 bucks. Damn. Expensive part. Shimano are expensive to repair as far as parts go but they are nice reels.