"Derek.Moody" wrote in message
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In article , fredcromer
wrote:
BlankI recently bought a reel, that has a bite alarm, incorporated into
the
baitrunner...the only problem is there's no line clip on the spool
base..has

Just a minute.

I use none of these features but a baitrunner is a device to give line
under
minimal pressue

You should be able to set the baitrunner (front drag/release) to give line
under minimal pressure for the 'conditions faced'. This certainly isn't
always the same but is difficult to make any real adjustment with the
Mitchell as this feature is particularly poor on that reel.

whilst a line clip is a device to prevent line leaving the
reel.

It is but you don't leave the line in it when you are fishing. It has a
different 'role'. The line clip is used when casting only and then the line
is released from the same. If you retreive you can clip up again first but
if you play a fish (for example) then you can use the line marker to reset
the line clip and away you go again.

The two are mutually incompatible.

They are just used for different things.

snip .....

Richard