Nice Halibut! For those with a bad back, arthritis or some other handicap, the electric reels are a good workaround. For the rest of us who are fully capable, apathy is a means to disability. If you don't use it, you might lose it.
![reel](http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/images/smilies/bwe/reeling-smiley.gif)
Electric reels are super popular for deepwater swordfishing off Florida. Those who do wind the swords up by hand find they can land a fish in 1/2 - 2/3rds of the time that it takes with the electric reels,
![reel](http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/images/smilies/bwe/reeling-smiley.gif)
plus if it is a trophy record, it can be submitted.