You may want to use your thumb to level the line before it bunches up and jams the reel. I would count 1,2,3, 4 while moving the line to one side, then 1,2,3, 4 while moving the line to the other wide. Use a thigh plate with a gimble lock and perhaps reel lock straps to brace the rod and keep it from rotating while you're reeling.
Man! Great post again! I was getting nervous while you were fighting that fish.
You may want to use your thumb to level the line before it bunches up and jams the reel. I would count 1,2,3, 4 while moving the line to one side, then 1,2,3, 4 while moving the line to the other wide. Use a thigh plate with a gimble lock and perhaps reel lock straps to brace the rod and keep it from rotating while you're reeling.