So pushing the thumb bar and feathering the spool with my thumb works better
As you ramp it up a little, 15lb and beyond, you are getting to the rocks, reef fish and offshore species
These rods also make very good marker or plumbing rods, as they will cast further than youre able to put a baited rig, and have a stiff enough tip that every little bump of gravel, or other types of lakebed, is transmitted back through the rod and the rod a softer blank will actually absorb some of that and dulls what you are feeling
It couldn't be any easier to switch a line alone and virtually anywhere...at home, on the riverbank, in a boat, etc
On the other hand when the OEM itself designs and produces their own reel, it's called a " shelf " reel that they would sell in quantities to anyone bearing whatever brand the customer wants printed on them