Tips for using inline reel (fly reel).
So many people new to this inline reels phase are running into the trouble with line overun. Bottom line is, one cannot just simply free spool. The perpetual motion of the spool will line overun. Best way to address it, is to be actively feather brake the spool with lures heavy enough to line pull or fly reel line strip with light lures that are too light to line pull.
There is a learning curve that comes with using a spool that spins under the perpetual motion initiated by the pull of a lure. While inline reels and baitcasting reels do come with a spool tension control, it is counterproductive for very light lures. Ice fishing with light lures falls directly into that problematic zone.
The people who claim stripping line off a fly reel is slower than a the pull of the lure from a spinning reel open spool are only half right. They still have to peel line from a spinning reel while using such light lures that do not pull lines from an open spool. In this effect, one is doing the same thing. However a straight line feed has the advantage over that of a slinky line from a spinning reel. Now that line stripping from a fly reel is actually allowing a faster lure sink with these light lures.
Loosely line stripping from a free spool will also lead to disaster as well. There is a learning curve there as well. There is a good reason why that clicker functions more that just as a noise maker. The clicker design varies from plastic triggers to springs with ball bearing tips. The clicker functions as a spool brake function. Noisy but gets the job done.
Free spool, not, unless one enjoys line overun. Feather the spool to prevent that. If one hasn't learned that, then go the clicker route.
Good luck, don't line overun.
