Close bail manually?

[J Francho]

I close the bail and seat the line on the roller by hand every time.  It's automatic.

[Siebert Outdoors]

2 hours ago, J Francho said:

I close the bail and seat the line on the roller by hand every time.  It's automatic.

Same here. 

[Steveo-1969]

On 5/6/2019 at 9:52 AM, J Francho said:

I close the bail and seat the line on the roller by hand every time.  It's automatic.

Ditto. The other thing I do is I stick my index finger out and let the line bounce off of it for the first couple turns of the reel handle. This way there is tension on the line when it starts spooling after the cast. Any potential loops on the spool are eliminated.

[newyorktoiowa57]

Close by hand for me.  It helps with line twist and is better for the reel. 

[WRB]

Early spinning reels you couldn't close the bail by hand. Since the Daiwa TD SS spinning reels all mfr's make them manual or reeling to close the bail. The problem with reeling to close the bail can cause loops in the line so bass anglers manually close bails.

Tom