Learn to always close the bail by hand and never by turning the handle. I generally stop the line at the end of the cast with my index finger of the hand holding the rod and then close the bail with the other hand. Sometimes I'm feathering the line with that index finger, and sometimes in a panic mode i stop it short altogether with that index finger.
Some reels don't even come with the spring, some don't even have a bail, just a roller to tuck the ine under.
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