GAY!!! In so meany ways.

OK, so what's to like?

1. A straight pull of line from the reel to the rod cf spin reels.

2. You lose the twisting of the rod that inevitably happens with overheads once the strain goes on (so no need for acid wraps...).

3. Easier on spool bearings, possibly easier to manufacture using cheaper materials.

What's not to like?

1. Different (aaaarrrggghhh, change...)

2. A bit awkward to thumb the line on the drop; but, come on, who does this regularly jigging?

3. Levelwind may add some potential for wear on the line. My experience with much lighter braid on much smaller levelwind reels would indicate that this is more to do with the particular braid you use than with levelwinds.

Yeah, I'd happily give one a go.

PJay wrote: OK, so what's to like? 1. A straight pull of line from the reel to the rod cf spin reels. 2. You lose the twisting of the rod that inevitably happens with overheads once the strain goes on (so no need for acid wraps...). 3. Easier on spool bearings, possibly easier to manufacture using cheaper materials. What's not to like? 1. Different (aaaarrrggghhh, change...) 2. A bit awkward to thumb the line on the drop; but, come on, who does this regularly jigging? 3. Levelwind may add some potential for wear on the line. My experience with much lighter braid on much smaller levelwind reels would indicate that this is more to do with the particular braid you use than with levelwinds. Yeah, I'd happily give one a go.

I'm with PJ. Also no line twist as spinning reels are prone to, no problems with slamming bail arm over when big fish nails you on the drop.

Well by the look of the fishing report it catches fish. At the end of the day that's all a reel has to do, it can't be any worse than an Alvey to me.

i find quite silly that jigging master have released an "underhead reel" but they have no spinning reels in the jm lineup.. yet they even have aftermarket spools......  but they decided to do an underhead? a spinning reel and an underhead do the exact same thing and i could almost guarentee that if jm brings out a spinning reel it would out sell an underhead 3:1

Anyone got any info on the new JM Ocean Devil range:

http://www.jignpop.com/jigging-master-ocean-devil-pe5-reel/

Single drag, but similar spec's to the dual drag model and built to a price point