I had to reread this to make sure we were talking BCs. I also grabbed a rod, and double checked real time. I always palm the reel with the pinkie, ring, and middle finger gripping below the rod 1/2 to 1 inch ahead of the trigger, and the index wrapped around the front of the reel and the thumb on top, if I am not moving the bait much, my index and thumb gravitate toward each other and meet pinching the line ahead of the line guide, and hand slides up a tad, you know, like a human...