Re: On balance and perceptions

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 13:32:11 -0700, Willi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>
>Of any of the type of equipment, I always felt that open faced spinning
>rigs balance the best. With that rig the reel is right in the middle of 
>your hand.


 I usually hold them so that the part of the reel joined
 to the seat is between my ring finger and pinky.   One
 of the things that make this easier, of course, is that
 just about every spinning rod's handle extends behind
 the reel seat.  If balance *is* an issue, that helps.