What level line reel

[redpaulhus]

Last year I grabbed an Abu Alphamar 12 for my wife -- same size as my Fin-nor OFL16, but with Levelwind and a graphite frame.
This winter I took it mutton fishing on the Yankee Capts (Dry Tortugas) and it worked great (I had to test it for her, right ? ).
Nice and light, decent drag, nice gear ratio for bottom fishing.

It looks like the schematic is pretty much the same as the one for the Fin-nor levelwinds other than the graphite instead of aluminum frame.

(Shelly uses it for bottom fishing up here in the northeast -- Cod, seabass, etc - but I have no doubt it will handle stripers or blues that come calling if needed)