My most modern reel, until recently I had a number of Mitchell reels which still function perfectly but have no line clip, was free with the Midland Angler mag (Okuma 30).It has the line clip for distance accuracy with the feeder. A similar reel can be purchased for less than £30 and would be quite serviceable for float/feeder fishing and occasional spinning.Most of the expensive reels are for specialist big fish merchants to have a kip whilst the fish hook themselves ( wait for the outcry!!-lol).
