No, they don't, except maybe sharks. But you don't fight aligator, or sharks,on a reel either. Those reels are Slotted Retrievers with a float fastened to the line. The slot allows for the line and float to leave the bow. Then you follow the float and shoot em again when they come up. Or you could tie the line from the arrow to a fishing line attached to a rod. Then you could fight them on a rod and reel.