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I’ve never used a fixed spool as a beach reel, lure fishing and freshwater yes but the thought of cutting a digit off with a slipping clutch freaks me out!
Go for the multiplier! If you go fixed spool first that doesn’t really help with a transition later on. It’ll just give you the back up of being able to fish with a fixed spool ? Yes you’ll get a birds nest or 2 and maybe go through some line! But everything is a learning curve …you may even be glad you did!

[QUOTE="Mushty, post: 409428, member: 1893"] I’ve never used a fixed spool as a beach reel, lure fishing and freshwater yes but the thought of cutting a digit off with a slipping clutch freaks me out! Go for the multiplier! If you go fixed spool first that doesn’t really help with a transition later on. It’ll just give you the back up of being able to fish with a fixed spool ? Yes you’ll get a birds nest or 2 and maybe go through some line! But everything is a learning curve …you may even be glad you did! [/QUOTE]

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