Unpopular Takes

[slosh]

I notice that all the "unpopular takes" here relate to spinning reels rather than conventional reels.  Good job guys.  That is as it should be.

I got you! The palming sideplate Ambassadeurs are not nearly as good as the dual-knob models.

[oc1]

Neither of those Ambassadeurs palm well.  They waste too much space under the hood.  Shimano showed the world how to make a palming reel.

[Decker]

I notice that all the "unpopular takes" here relate to spinning reels rather than conventional reels.  Good job guys.  That is as it should be.

Eggbeaters, all! 

[Midway Tommy]

I notice that all the "unpopular takes" here relate to spinning reels rather than conventional reels.  Good job guys.  That is as it should be.

Eggbeaters, all! 

HA!      They must be a little too complicated for some people to know how to use correctly.     

[Decker]

They must be a little too complicated for some people to know how to use correctly.     

Guilty as charged; I have been seen casting a spinner guides up. How else could I reel right-handed? Luckily I'm left-handed and adapted eventually.

Speaking of Shimano conventionals, what's up with the "Fightin' Star" thingy on the Speedmaster TSM reels??