The knuckle comment is a good one. If the handle is near the outer edge of the reel, and if the reel spins at 16,000 rpm, then the velocity of the handle as it hit your knuckle would be about 200 mph. This is like the muzzle velocity of a paint ball (never played, never plan to, but I have retained this number somehow.)

After all of my cheap-shot comments about carp, I feel compelled to defend their honor with this picture of a fine Lake Michigan fish. I'm the one with glasses. My host said this was a little one.



[This message has been edited by uptroutfishr (edited 14 February 2005).]